It's ludicrous to think people work for you: 'a film by...' doesn't exist. Directed by, maybe, but it's a film from a collective, a group of people whom you consult and seek your counsel and advice and vice versa, too. Xavier Dolan advicecollectiveconsult share on social
To me, the idea of success is to be able to work with people you admire. Xavier Dolan admireideapeople Change image and share on social
There might be a proper age to know how to tell a story, but there's no proper age to start telling them. Xavier Dolan ageproperstart Change image and share on social
Here's the thing with the costumes for 'Mommy': Given the background and social strata that the characters come from, you can't really imagine that they've gone shopping lately, so we went for that very normcore, fashionless era in history, the early 2000s, which was completely transitional. Xavier Dolan 2000sbackgroundcharacter share on social
My aunt Julie was a production manager, and she heard of an opening. Some show was looking for children to run around the house or whatever. I auditioned and got the part, and I showed up in all of my monstrous energy, bouncing everywhere like an electron. Xavier Dolan auditionauntbounce share on social
'Titanic' made me want to tell stories... To have all these characters and costumes and have ambition and think big and have dreams... It came at a very troubled period of my life. Xavier Dolan ambitionbigcharacter Change image and share on social
I have struggles in screenwriting that lead me to a third act that's always more or less efficiently wrapped up in a fourth act that's trying to give closure to too many things. Xavier Dolan actclosureefficiently Change image and share on social
It's important to see how people see your work and how they feel about it. I know a lot of directors who are like, 'I never read reviews,' and I'm like, 'Yeah I can tell.' Xavier Dolan directorfeelimportant Change image and share on social
The nature and the DNA of IMAX has been redefined in the past years to shoot these huge blockbusters. But I think that it's not the sole purpose of IMAX to capture cars exploding in your face. Xavier Dolan blockbustercapturecar Change image and share on social
My first language is French. I just love words so much, and in French it feels like I can say whatever I want however I want. Xavier Dolan feltfrenchlanguage Change image and share on social