I'm not nostalgic. My memories are back here in my mind. Agnes Varda More Quotes by Agnes Varda More Quotes From Agnes Varda I had a very good time when I did The Gleaners - even though the people are poor, and I was suffering to see the conditions, and plus they are not such lovely hearts. They are tough to each other, they beat each other, they are rude and they are violent and they drink. They're not sweethearts, you know, but some were so interesting. Agnes Varda heart people interesting [Pablo] Picasso really changed my life. It's strange to say so, but I started to see some Picasso paintings very early. I was very young, and he was not so much known. Agnes Varda painting strange young The first exhibition [Publo Picasso] was organized by the communist party - because of his position during the war and all that. Agnes Varda exhibitions party war Some people meet each other again only when I'm there! Agnes Varda people The story of a couple is always very fragile, especially over more than thirty years. People know it's not easy, and even though you have strong feeling and desire and endless love, it doesn't always happen. Agnes Varda couple strong years I try to do nothing. I drink rosemary when I have a lot of work to do. People take coffee, they take speed, whatever. I take rosemary. Agnes Varda coffee trying people I think I did fifteen long features and fifteen documentaries, or something like this, which is very little when you think of people making a film every year. Some people have done fifty or sixty films. Agnes Varda long years thinking I waited for each film to become important for me. If I had no ideas for a film, I didn't do a film. So I made not that many films for fifty-four years of working. Agnes Varda important years ideas I have respect for literature. If he found the words, if she found the words - this is a book! Agnes Varda literature found book I didn't have a list of things I should do this year, next year, find a good novel, sign two stars and make a deal - because I think cinema should come from cinema. I never adapted anything. Beautiful books are beautiful books, that's it. I don't know why we should transform them. Agnes Varda stars beautiful book At that time, when I started, in the '50s, cinema was very classical in its aims. Agnes Varda aim cinema I never fought, I never learned kung fu or boxing, I never went into these sportif competitions. I wouldn't cross the ocean. I think it's ridiculous to take such risk. But look, people love to do that. But I was not afraid of doing things I wished to do. I did not think that woman would be restrained. I never saw that, especially not in filmmaking, where you don't have to be strong. Agnes Varda ocean strong thinking I was a photographer first.I worked alone. I did it my way as much as I could. I have been sort of courageous about doing things, because I didn't think I should do less than my brothers. Agnes Varda brother way thinking It's a way of living, sharing things with people who work with me, and they seem to enjoy it. Agnes Varda enjoy people way I have to prepare myself to say goodbye and go away. Agnes Varda entertainment I'm curious. Period. I find everything interesting. Real life. Fake life. Objects. Flowers. Cats. But mostly people. If you keep your eyes open and your mind open, everything can be interesting. Agnes Varda eyes you life people My mind is often half-sleeping, like in a daydream. Agnes Varda daydream often like mind I've always loved polka dots. Ah, oui. It is a joyful shape, the polka dot. It is alive. Agnes Varda loved always joyful alive I wasn't attracted to American cinema, but I fell in love with Los Angeles the minute I arrived. Agnes Varda minute american cinema love Sometimes I do things that are not really the right way because I'm daring, in a way. Agnes Varda right things sometimes way
