“When you see a movie, it's like you're attending a show of magic in which the magician pulls a rabbit out of a hat. You don't know how he did it, but a part of you is fascinated, or hypnotized, by what happened, another part of your brain says, "Oh, I want to do the same thing! I want to be that wielder of that magic. I want to be that magician on stage, and do the same thing to other people."” PeopleKnowsWantShowsBrainKnow HowHappenedMagicStageLike YouHatsFascinatedMagicianRabbitsAttending Author:Gaspar Noe
“In life, some people just know that they have the power of their money. They can sign checks, contracts, and things like that. And they think they are bright just because they can sign these things because someone gave them the possibility to have this economic power over you. And they behave as censors.” PeopleThinkingKnowsEconomicPossibilityChecksBehaveOver YouContractsEconomic Power Author:Gaspar Noe
“Some girls tell me I'm a sex maniac, or people I don't know think that I'm a fascist, but I don't feel like one. I really think I'm not Communist either, because I don't belong to any political group.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFeelsPoliticalGirlSexGroupsCommunistFascistsManiacsPolitical GroupsSex Maniac Author:Gaspar Noe
“I think in life, people know what they want. They want to survive, they want to have a family. They want to procreate because it's in the genetic law.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantLaw Author:Gaspar Noe
“In most cases, I don't know how much, I cannot say if it's ninety nine percent or eighty percent, but the problem with incestuous relationships is that they often come from frustration. And from need of power.” IfsKnowsNeedsProblemCasesKnow HowPercentNineFrustrationNinetyEightyNinety Nine Author:Gaspar Noe
“In North America someone who doesn't know anybody, he can go... you can be respected for your own identity. It pushes your personality to become stronger.” KnowsAmericaIdentityPersonalityStrongerNorth America Author:Gaspar Noe
“The power that a president has in France is like the power of a king. In America, you know that his power is limited. Maybe because there used to be a king for centuries and now they're still behaving like they need a king.” KnowsNeedsStillsAmericaUsedPresidentCenturyKingsUsed To BeFrance Author:Gaspar Noe
“I know that sometimes in my own life I really felt like killing people.” PeopleKnowsSometimesFeltMy OwnKillingMy Own Life Author:Gaspar Noe
“If someone disturbs you... they didn't kill you, but you really feel like "I wish this guy was dead"... you know that you will not kill him yourself, but if he gets struck by a truck or by a train, you would really be happy.” IfsKnowsFeelsGuyWishTrainThis GuyTruck Author:Gaspar Noe
“The good thing about forbidding the death penalty is that society won't be able to kill people who are not guilty, but at the same time there are some people that are just such a mental mess that, you know, they will never get out of their obsessions and they can keep them forever.” PeopleKnowsAbleForeverGood ThingsObsessionGuiltyMessPenaltiesDeath PenaltyNot Guilty Author:Gaspar Noe