When making a film, if I feel nothing in my body, I can't work. I have to touch. I have to feel. I never stop touching. Claire Denis bodyfeelfilm Change image and share on social
I was never very interested in my own experience, I think, in fact, if my films have a common link, maybe it's being a foreigner - it's common for people who are born abroad - they don't know so well where they belong. Claire Denis abroadbearbelong share on social
I hate family pressures and family responsibilities. I'm more comfortable as a stranger. I always imagined I could just live in a hotel. I'm afraid of family. Claire Denis afraidcomfortablefamily Change image and share on social
The cinema should be human and be part of people's lives; it should focus on ordinary existences in sometimes extraordinary situations and places. That is what really motivates me. Claire Denis cinemaexistenceextraordinary Change image and share on social
A father who sees his daughter leave in the arms of another man does not feel the same as a mother. It is heartrending for her, too. But it is not the same. Claire Denis armdaughterfather Change image and share on social
Growing up outside your own country makes you feel that you don't belong when you return, so you feel free to make friends with whomever you like. Claire Denis belongcountryfeel Change image and share on social
I think a film noir demands a beginning and an end. Claire Denis begindemandend Change image and share on social
Life is not better and more moral than it was in the '50s. It's just the same. Claire Denis 50slifemoral Change image and share on social
The history of colonisation cannot disappear. Claire Denis colonisationdisappearhistory Change image and share on social