“There's one thing which I hate about color films... people who use up a lot of their despairing producer's money by working in the laboratory to bring out the dominant hues, or to make color films where there isn't any color.” PeopleUseFilmHateOne ThingColorI HateProducersDominantLaboratoryHue Author:Claude Chabrol
“You make a film to distract people, to interest them, perhaps to make them think, perhaps to help them be a little less naive, a little better than they were.” PeopleThinkingLittlesHelpingFilmInterestNaive Author:Claude Chabrol
“It's often wrong to write for specific actors because one ends up using what is least interesting about them, their mannerisms and habits. I prefer not to write for specific people.” PeopleWritingEndsActorsInterestingHabitRecyclingMannerisms Author:Claude Chabrol
“I wanted to make a film about stupid people that was very vulgar and deeply stupid. From that moment on I can hardly be reproached for making a film that is about stupid people.” PeopleI CanMomentsWantedFilmStupidThat MomentVulgarStupid People Author:Claude Chabrol
“I like to have the screen full of color, twenty colors on the screen at once, fifty colors. There are no dominants despite what people have said.” PeopleSaidColorTwentiesScreensDespiteFifty Author:Claude Chabrol
“I'm not pessimistic about people in general, but only about the way they live.” PeopleWayPessimistic Author:Claude Chabrol