Top 14 Quotes by Jean-Marc Vallee

Trust the acting.

As a director, try to be humble and not to overdo it, not overcoverage and over-covering the scene.

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.

I respect the British a lot - their history, their past, their culture. I think it's beautiful, what they have with the monarchy.

There's a way of filming where you can get rid of the vanity and of trying to make something beautiful.

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.

Just film what's there, trust what came before, one hour before, and make it easy.

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.

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.

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.