The problem is, with a lot of children's films, they are very commercial. Michel Gondry childcommercialfilm Change image and share on social
You need philosophy. It sounds a little pompous but I think when you direct a film, the only way to find a response to the questions you keep asking yourself is to have a philosophy. Michel Gondry directfilmfind Change image and share on social
I don't like vampire movies or zombie movies. I went to see 'I Am Legend' with an ex-girlfriend the other day, and I immediately realised it was a zombie movie! You know what I mean? There are certain rules, and those rules are things that you've seen many times. Michel Gondry daygirlfriendhave share on social
I always wanted to create this community that would come and tell their own story, shoot it - and watch them. The idea is to not have one entity who creates the work, the project, and another entity who consumes it; the idea is people create their own work, like somebody cultivating his garden. Michel Gondry communityconsumecreate share on social
The beauty of doing film is that you construct whatever you do block by block and you can build something that will stay. Michel Gondry beautyblockbuild Change image and share on social
All these gadgets, the phone and the computer, they expose the inside of your brain in a way that's bad. Michel Gondry badbraincomputer Change image and share on social
At school I was very shy. I wasn't funny really. Michel Gondry funnyschoolshy Change image and share on social
That's what the internet is: it's like bombarding your eyeballs with these myriad blinking colour lights. It's like trying to watch a movie on your phone in the middle of Times Square. Michel Gondry blinkbombardcolour Change image and share on social
I don't call cut between the takes - it's my way to help the actor keep focused. As soon as you say 'cut' you have 10 people jumping on them and everybody's trying to do a great job, and they do, but sometimes they forget that the more important thing is the performance, creating the performance. Michel Gondry actorcallcreate share on social
My father had a Super 8 camera when I was a kid and sometimes he would use it. I did some animation with it. I did a lot of flipbooks. Michel Gondry animationcamerafather Change image and share on social