At school I was very shy. I wasn't funny really. Michel Gondry More Quotes by Michel Gondry More Quotes From Michel Gondry Sometimes, when people use too much blue screen in movies, the actors don't look credible, because they have their own opinion of what the thing will look like, and each person has a different opinion. Michel Gondry different-opinionsbluepeople There is an amount of abstraction in my movies, and sometimes they don't really understand it until the film is finished. Michel Gondry abstractionfilmsometimes Every movie I do is challenging for me. There is some element of imaginative that you wouldn't have in a typical movie. Michel Gondry typicalelementschallenges I think always my interest in making movies is to have something really technical mixed with something that was not so formal...something free. Michel Gondry interestformalthinking I don't like movies that are too manipulative. A lot of movies thrive on really pushing your buttons and making you hate the villain. Michel Gondry buttonspushinghate I was sort of lazy at school, but I realize I still have something to bring to the subject which is comforting. I feel I am not as stupid as I thought I was. Michel Gondry stupidcomfortingschool The competition is not really friendly or peaceful. It leads to oppression in some ways. Michel Gondry peacefulcompetitionfriendly The idea that competition is pointless is really something that speaks to me, especially in America where competition is really prominent and very overwhelming, and it doesn't bring the best out in you because what's going to push you is to bring others down. Michel Gondry competitionamericaideas I'm just thinking of 2001, which I think is the most expensive independent film ever made - which is great, someday I hope I will do one. But I know the parameters when I got onto this project - I have to take care of everyone, make sure that they are all on board, and this process interests me. Michel Gondry independentboardsthinking I like collaboration, I like to incorporate other people's ideas [and] that's what happens when you do a big movie. Unless you're called Stanley Kubrick and you do an independent movie for like $200 million. Michel Gondry independentpeopleideas I love 3D a lot, I have a great interest in 3D, so if I am given the tools to do a project with 3D, it's a dream for me. Michel Gondry projectstoolsdream In the '90s movies were so serious, and so stylistic and slick that I could not identify with them. Michel Gondry slickserious I think some people feel that if you are going to have 3D, then you have to shoot in 3D, but they shoot 3D, so of course they're going to say 'my way of doing a film is better.' I'm not telling anyone how they should do their film, so why should anyone tell me how I should do mine? Michel Gondry peoplewaythinking You cannot do everything you want with the 3D camera, it's too big, and the digital quality of those cameras is a little bit limiting. With film, you have a lot more subtly, like with highlights and color. In terms of sharpness they (both formats) are very close; but in terms of nuance, of color and contrast, film is far superior. Michel Gondry qualitycolorlittles I think the purpose of test screenings is different for the studio and for the filmmaker. For the studio, I think they want to know whether the film works or not. Michel Gondry purposewantthinking I try to learn from both, from features and documentaries. In both cases you have to find a way to make the camera as discreet as possible, and flexible enough to be able to capture the moment when it happens. I know from documentary how to not have a preconceived idea of what the scene could be. Michel Gondry cameramomentyouway
