I've always, especially through old Hollywood musicals, loved just to watch tap dancing; I adore it. I think it's fantastic. Damien Chazelle adoredancefantastic Change image and share on social
The go-to reflex all over Hollywood is still likeability. I've always had a problem with it because I think I have a weird barometer in the sense that some of the characters I've cared about the most in movies are characters that are often thought of as despicable. Damien Chazelle barometercarecharacter share on social
If you want to make a movie, there may be many forces trying to pull you down, but really, a lot of it is will power. You can will it into being if you just believe that you are going to make a movie. Damien Chazelle forcelotmake Change image and share on social
I was really trying to sell to people who hate jazz: to make a case for the art form as youthful and energetic, not the sort of rarified intellectual activity it's painted as. Damien Chazelle activityartcase Change image and share on social
I do truly believe that the smallest stories can wind up being the biggest because it's through the specific that a writer can best access the universal. Damien Chazelle accessbigsmall Change image and share on social
I remember being inspired myself when smaller films, whether it's 'Beasts' or 'Winter's Bone,' wound up in the Oscars lineup. Damien Chazelle beastbonefilm Change image and share on social
It's interesting when you wind up distilling all your ambitions and your goals and dreams into one single person. It's giving that person a lot of power. Damien Chazelle ambitiondistilldream Change image and share on social
My first movie was totally improvised. Damien Chazelle improvisemovietotally Change image and share on social
There are a few musicians that I know who seem on the outside like very asocial or somewhat unemotional people, people who aren't capable of emotions, and people think they're very cold inside. Damien Chazelle asocialcapablecold Change image and share on social
Going back to my film education, I always have that voice in my head that's always screaming, 'Sell out!' And that's good: you want that, because it keeps you on your toes, and it's important to remember what's actually important. Damien Chazelle backeducationfilm share on social
