'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 hadn't watched any Hitchcock movies when I made 'Tom at the Farm,' except for 'Vertigo' when I was 8 years old. I don't have a sophisticated film knowledge, but I have seen the legacy of classic movies in broader entertainment. Xavier Dolan broadclassicentertainment share on social
I don't think the way I portray mother's and son's relationships has anything to do with my age or generation. It has to do with what I lived with my own mother and what it's transformed into and the point of view it has given me on mothers and women. The way I was brought up with women. It's all about personal background. Xavier Dolan agebackgroundbring share on social
I design all of the costumes for my movies, actually. Xavier Dolan costumedesignmovie Change image and share on social
'Heartbeats' is a film on people magnifying and subliming reality when they're in love. Hence the overstylized look, the aesthetics, the robes, the dresses, the vintage, hipster-ish look: All of this is voluntary. I'm not a hipster. I'm not! Xavier Dolan aestheticdressfilm share on social
I've been recording forever. I'm a watcher. I'm a stalker. I love everything about people. It's always been a passion for me to observe. Xavier Dolan foreverhavelove Change image and share on social
I have a strange relationship with influences because mine are mostly literary or painters or poets, who I'll even quote. I don't do tributes to cinema. Xavier Dolan cinemainfluenceliterary 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
I don't really mind not being a part of a film - because if there is no part for me, I will never force myself upon a film. I feel like it's just a distraction. If it is not organically incorporated into the story, it just feels like a stupid appearance, like a sort of wink. I hate that. Xavier Dolan appearancedistractionfeel share on social
What I'm interested in is how your career choices can affect your private life, romantically or with your mom, your relatives, your friends, your hometown, and how media manipulates information - not newspapers or blogs, but the magazines that people impulse-buy that tell you what's hot and who's not. Xavier Dolan affectblogbuy share on social