“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
“Sometimes when I make a movie, my main goal is to show the movie to one particular director.It's not about competing. It's mostly about someone who did something that blew your mind and you want to see if you can render the joy.” IfsWantMindSometimesShowsJoyGoalParticularDirectorsCompeting Author:Gaspar Noe
“I'm not sure that people want to go back to the womb. People want to go back to the teats of your mother and hear your mother's heartbeat.” PeopleWantMotherNot SureWombHeartbeat Author:Gaspar Noe
“falling in love is the most natural thing in the world. Everybody has been through it, everybody has scars, everybody wants to restart falling in love.” WorldWantHas BeensFallNaturalLove IsFalling In LoveScarNatural Things Author:Gaspar Noe
“When you first time you fall in love, you think that is going to be your whole life project, loving someone. It burns your brain, you kind of become blind, the moment you see the person you're in love with you want to see that person again and again and again, kiss that person, hug that person. You turn blank to the rest of the world.” ThinkingWorldWantFirstsKindPersonsWholeMomentsTurnsFallBrainLove YouKissingProjectsFirst TimeBlindFalling In LoveWhole LifeHugAgain And AgainBlankLoving Someone Author:Gaspar Noe
“When you start a movie... when it's a short, people don't care... but when it's a feature they want money.” PeopleWantCareDon't CareFeaturesShort People Author:Gaspar Noe
“I don't want to give any lines to anybody because otherwise they come out like bricks from their mouths. The important thing is the meaning of the scene, not the words you use, and I prefer that you find your own words to express the scene.” WantGivingImportantUseLinesSceneMouthsImportant ThingsBricks Author:Gaspar Noe
“Everybody wants to lie to himself, pretending that there's something else besides only the normal life you're living in.” WantLyingNormalPretendingNormal Life Author:Gaspar Noe
“If you just open your dictionary, "morality" is the sense that separates good from evil. And if you really want to see what evil is, it just says that "evil is the opposite of good." And if you ask "Then what is good?" it says that it's the opposite of evil.” IfsWantEvilAsksMoralityOppositesDictionary 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
“Movies dealing with social subjects in France become very paternalist. They want to teach lessons. They don't show poorness like a normal situation.” WantShowsSocialSituationTeachSubjectsLessonsNormalFrance Author:Gaspar Noe
“I'm very much into vengeance, in the way that if someone attacks you, you have to attack him twice if you want to survive.” IfsWayWantVengeance Author:Gaspar Noe
“If you sue somebody it takes two years, three years, and your anger just gets lost in between. And even if you win or lose the trial, it takes such a long time. If you want to really take a personal revenge, you'd better do it by yourself and at the right time.” IfsWantYearsLongTwoThreeWinningLostLosesLong TimeRevengeTrialsTwo YearsThree YearsRight TimeWin Or Lose Author:Gaspar Noe
“I felt attacked because people rejected me. They didn't say "we can give you money to do something else if you want," they just said "no, this movie cannot be done" and I said "okay, so I'll do it!"” PeopleIfsWantGivingSaidDoneFeltOkayRejected Author:Gaspar Noe
