When I'm actually making a film and trying to find solutions, I like to watch making-of documentaries about huge films, like 'Gladiator.' That couldn't be more apart from what I'm doing, but you see Ridley Scott facing huge problems and fixing them. Philippe Falardeau More Quotes by Philippe Falardeau More Quotes From Philippe Falardeau It's cool that we got rid of that, but we got rid of everything - the encouraging pat on the back or even a hug which I find can be acceptable in some situations. I know that it's a sensible subject and that we're trying to avoid nasty things, but [you can] have as many rules as you want, there will still be stuff happening anyway. Philippe Falardeau hugstufftrying At the end, what I like is that it's the girl's decision to go back in the room. She needs a hug, she wants a hug, she asks for a hug and he gives it to her. For me, it's like an act of resistance to go there and to transgress the taboo and to do what started the whole thing in the beginning. It was supposedly a hug that started this whole drama between the character of Simon and the teacher. Philippe Falardeau girlteacherdrama It's the same challenge as with any other character, adults or not. You want to take time with the kids. You want to tell them in the audition that they have time to exchange ideas. I'm there. It's not someone else who does the audition, but I don't want to audition a thousand children. Philippe Falardeau characterkidschildren I will see 100 or 200 and I will take my time with them and I audition them for the two main roles. If I like what I see, but they're not exactly right for the role, I'll think well I have this other role that might work for them. Sometimes I will write a role for them because I want to work with them because they're so good. Philippe Falardeau writingtwothinking I try to set up a playful atmosphere on the set so that they don't get tired too easily. They know it's work but they can also have fun, and when it's time to dig deep inside of them, they can go there. Philippe Falardeau atmospheretiredfun Again, something that's very strange and odd, you will find sometimes that immigrants that have been here for many years and already have their citizenship might be the ones against additional immigration. We've seen that also. Philippe Falardeau immigrationmightyears Sometimes it's about the economic situation and sometimes it's about the fear of others. Sometimes it's about protecting the generally accepted values. If you look at history, history is just a succession of people meeting other people, either through commerce, voyages or wars. Philippe Falardeau warpeoplelooks If you read Herodotus, the first Greek historian 2,500 years ago, he was talking about that - about people mixing with other people. Sometimes it produces great societies. Sometimes it triggers war. But, we're not going to change that. I don't think so. We're living in nations that are state nations and countries. Philippe Falardeau warcountrythinking The notion, the invention of a country, is fairly new in the history of mankind. We tend to forget that. We want to protect our country. The country is something that's fairly new. It's 250 years old, maybe 300 years old, so it's bound to change and evolve also. Migration is part of that. Philippe Falardeau wantcountryyears We have a conservative government that only thinks in terms of efficiency. They are spending a lot of money on military expenses and less and less on culture. My position is that culture can actually be economically viable. When I make a film, the film costs $3 million. Now, in Quebec, it grossed $3.5 million, which is a small film. It's not a comedy. There are no stars in it. And, it still grosses $3.5 million. That's just in Quebec. Philippe Falardeau starsmilitarythinking When I want to tackle a story or a subject, I always ask myself three questions: Is it important to talk about that? Will it interest other people than just me? Can I live with that for three or four years because that's how long it takes to do the project, to write the script, and to direct it, and then to do this. Philippe Falardeau writinglongyears In Quebec, we're less inhibited artistically, culturally, politically. We're less focused on box office and comparing our films to the American films. Philippe Falardeau americanboxfocusedoffice When you're younger, and you do your first or second film, you want to show everyone what you can do. Philippe Falardeau everyoneyouryouwant I would love to write a script where the main character is a woman. I know I can direct a film where the main character is a woman. I cannot write that film. Philippe Falardeau womani-canlovecharacter I'm not too keen on jokes that are one-liners. I want the situation to be funny. Philippe Falardeau jokessituationwantfunny Once you're on the set and shooting, it's all just cinema. You have actors and cameras. Philippe Falardeau justyoushootingcinema
