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
That I am today the face of Louis Vuitton almost seems like a twist of fate. You dream back to front, wanting the rewards before putting the work in. And then you work, get on with life, and just sometimes these childhood dreams have a way of catching up with you. This is a true privilege for which I am eternally grateful. Xavier Dolan backcatchchildhood share on social
In 'Laurence Anyways,' Nathalie Baye is Laurence's mother, and she is quite an awful mother. Still, she is the only one in the end who truly accepts her daughter. Xavier Dolan acceptawfulbaye Change image and share on social
The problems I have with a flawed script are always revealed in the editing room. Xavier Dolan editflawedproblem Change image and share on social
Orson Welles was lazy. He was a late bloomer. Xavier Dolan bloomerlatelazy Change image and share on social
Music was the only voice of cinema for a very long time before we had sound; it's organically linked to cinema itself. Xavier Dolan cinemalinklong Change image and share on social
When you're adapting, you are working on someone else's problem that they have already solved. The work has been fine-tuned and read countless times, and you're just arriving at the end and taking what you want, so of course it is the regal way to moviemaking. Plays are just the ideal scripts - the structure is there and waiting for you. Xavier Dolan adaptarrivecountless share on social
We are all different human beings, and we all have different backgrounds, and we stem from different social strata. That is what defines how you hear people talk, how you want to quote them when you speak. We all have different fears and doubts and complexes and this is what shapes the way we see other people. Especially characters. Xavier Dolan backgroundbeingcharacter share on social
I'm just trying to blur this very clear line we've drawn and are drawing over and over and over again between communities. Saying those are queer films and those are films. I would love for that line to disappear. For that frontier to be abolished once and for all. Xavier Dolan abolishblurclear share on social