When I shoot actors, I have that dilemma. I want the actor to be good, and sometimes I have to push them to a place that isn't pleasant. I always think: 'Is it worth doing for the sake of the movie?' But I have to remember the bigger picture. Michel Gondry actorbigdilemma share on social
I like the days when all the filmmakers had was a film roll, a camera and a gangster. The Mack Sennett comedies were all like that. They'd create little teams to go out and shoot films. Michel Gondry cameracomedycreate Change image and share on social
Michael Jackson will always be my favorite pop musician; he was for years and years until his death, which was horrible to me. So I like pop culture. But to me, even if it's popular, there is a quality in the music you have to be able to appreciate. Michel Gondry culturedeathfavorite share on social
When people are very original, sometimes they are original as a way to resist the mainstream. Michel Gondry mainstreamoriginalpeople Change image and share on social
The MTV Video Awards were never about the video, but about the song. Most of the time it was just to glorify people for the wrong reason. Michel Gondry awardglorifymtv Change image and share on social
There's nothing worse than a dream sequence done all in post-production. Michel Gondry badlydreampost Change image and share on social
It's very hard to say I'm surrealist. It's like saying I'm poetic. It's not something you want necessarily to be aware of. Michel Gondry awarehardnecessarily 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 don't want to compare myself to him - I don't want people to see me as this great genius - but when I see Charlie Chaplin's movies there is a combination of drama, naivety and social meaning that I can see in myself, at a different level. Michel Gondry chaplincharliecombination share on social
I think my imagination dictates the technologies I use. But at the same time, my imagination can be technologic. Sometimes I see a tool and I know immediately how to use it, but most of the time I use the tool for an idea I already have. Michel Gondry dictateideaimagination share on social
