I love those films where I feel the director's confidence - where he doesn't need to overdo it with the shots and the cuts. Jean-Marc Vallee More Quotes by Jean-Marc Vallee More Quotes From Jean-Marc Vallee I'm always aiming for some magic in films if I can find a mystical quality either in a song or in a moment or a character's intention. Jean-Marc Vallee magic song character As a director, try to be humble and not to overdo it, not overcoverage and over-covering the scene. Jean-Marc Vallee humble trying directors There's a way of filming where you can get rid of the vanity and of trying to make something beautiful. Jean-Marc Vallee vanity trying beautiful When I do a mix tape for my kids, for my friends, for my lover, I meticulously choose the tracks, and it's beautiful. And when they are alone they think of me - and when I am alone I think of them. Jean-Marc Vallee beautiful kids thinking I respect the British a lot - their history, their past, their culture. I think it's beautiful, what they have with the monarchy. Jean-Marc Vallee beautiful past thinking I look back, and I've got a couple of films, and I'm happy. Jean-Marc Vallee film couple looks You've got to trust your instincts, your judgment and trust the storytelling that came before and the quality of the acting with the emotion. Jean-Marc Vallee quality emotion acting I'm from the 'less is more' school. I had to be in the 'more is more' zone with 'Dallas Buyers Club', so I was out of my comfort zone, but I had to trust that. Jean-Marc Vallee dallas less-is-more school In a career, when you hit 40 and you've done a lot of this and that, you want to try some new things. I feel like that as a director, too, from one film to the other. Jean-Marc Vallee careers trying directors Just film what's there, trust what came before, one hour before, and make it easy. Jean-Marc Vallee hours film easy I had written 'Cafe de Flore' with 'Stairway to Heaven' in mind. Jean-Marc Vallee cafe written mind heaven I'm such a music geek, a music freak. I wake up in the morning, I press play. Jean-Marc Vallee wake-up music play morning When I see great film, I have this feeling of 'Oh, wow! Wasn't that great? Wasn't that good?' I want to do something. I want to scream and go out there and participate and embrace life. Jean-Marc Vallee feeling great good life I couldn't stand still at a desk for another year. I wanted to go out there and make films. Jean-Marc Vallee desk stand year go Trust the acting. Jean-Marc Vallee trust acting I only made one film with a score, and I hate it. I hate the score of that film. It's not coming from me. I had nothing to do with it. Jean-Marc Vallee only nothing me hate It can be a machine. The machine tries to make money and forget about the heart and the art. Hollywood is more about making money. Jean-Marc Vallee money heart forget art I like character-driven stuff that shows humanity and something that can make people think. Jean-Marc Vallee something think humanity people When you move handheld, and the director of photography has the courage to shoot with no lights, the set becomes a space of creativity and freedom where actors can move wherever they want to move. Jean-Marc Vallee you creativity freedom courage You get to become a kid again when you work with kids. They do crazy stuff. Jean-Marc Vallee kid you crazy work
