It's about storytelling. The story is told through images. So with the cast, I had to make sure that the emotions were readable without sound... I know some great actors, if you turn off the sound, you don't really know what they're saying. Michel Hazanavicius actorcastemotion share on social
When you're with your wife, you don't say I love you to your wife every day but the ways you look at her and your actions are another way to communicate. Don't focus on dialogue, only focus on what you're expressing. Michel Hazanavicius actioncommunicateday share on social
Actually, I met a lot of directors and most of them have that fantasy to make a silent movie because for directors it's the purest way to tell a story. It's about creating images that tell a story and you don't need dialogue for that. Michel Hazanavicius createdialoguedirector share on social
When we were making the movie, winning awards for it wasn't the point at all. We didn't even have an American distributor. Michel Hazanavicius americanawarddistributor Change image and share on social
Maybe I've seen more Hollywood movies than French movies. Michel Hazanavicius frenchhavehollywood Change image and share on social
When you do not have the dialogue to explain things, you will use everything to show and to tell the story. I think that this is what makes you believe that it is impeccable. Michel Hazanavicius dialogueexplainimpeccable Change image and share on social
French people are strange about America, I think. Michel Hazanavicius americafrenchpeople Change image and share on social
But I don't think of myself as a foreigner or a Frenchman! I just think of myself as a director. Whether I'm French or Australian or whatever, it's really not important. Michel Hazanavicius australiandirectorforeigner Change image and share on social
French cinema audiences usually don't express anything. Certainly not satisfaction. Michel Hazanavicius audiencecinemaexpress Change image and share on social
I am unusual for a Frenchman - I have absolutely nothing against the United States. Michel Hazanavicius absolutelyfrenchmanstate Change image and share on social