I plough all my money into my next film, so I never actually have any money. It's always invisible. Xavier Dolan filminvisiblemoney Change image and share on social
I love doing costumes. The costume is an actor's first line, so it's gotta be right! Xavier Dolan actorcostumegotta Change image and share on social
The scene of independent cinema is already a large scene in America, and not in a negative way, but it's cluttered. It's very populated with just American films, so the room left for foreign movies is not extremely vast. The American public also does not really read. They don't read subtitles. But we're like that in Canada, too. Xavier Dolan americaamericancanada share on social
Of all the labels and tags and epithets people have forced upon me, there's one I don't dislike. I get called the 'enfant terrible.' In every article, it's always there. So I have to give that a meaning. Xavier Dolan articlecalldislike share on social
It's become a habit to make films where the father is absent. My father impresses me, but the father figure does not. Xavier Dolan absentfatherfigure Change image and share on social
When I first got to Cannes, I was very insecure about everything, so I put on this extravagant facade. Can you blame me? I was 19. Xavier Dolan blamecannesextravagant Change image and share on social
I was a very violent kid. I think movies and writing and art have been a way of channeling this. Xavier Dolan artchannelekid Change image and share on social
The motivation for making movies is that people actually see them. Xavier Dolan makemotivationmovie Change image and share on social
Men are born privileged in the scale of things - I'm generalizing, but it's true. Women have to define themselves in the eyes of men. They have to fight for their rights, especially in a society that will pretend that there is no fight or no battle, that it's a cliche, that feminists are reactionary, all these things. Xavier Dolan battlebearcliche share on social
I got a part in a package of commercials for this big drugstore from the age of 6 to 10. For four years I shot those commercials, and old ladies would stop me on the street and grab my cheeks. That's how it started. Xavier Dolan agebigcheek share on social