“We lost this animal instinct that we used to have. We use a very low percentage of our instinct.” Quote by Marion Cotillard
“I started to write songs. And I started to like what I was writing. I think it's a new way for me to express things that are closer to myself than when I play a role, because, of course, it's really not me. I'm finding a new way. I don't know what it's going to be. But I know that I will need to give it to people one day.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayNeedsGivingWritingPlaySongCoursesRolesOne DayFindingsNew Ways Author:Marion Cotillard
“I'm not a real musician. If you give me a bass guitar and you ask me to improvise something, or even be with some musicians and follow them, I wouldn't be able to do it. And I want to change that. I want to be able to be in a group and take my guitar and play with them, without someone showing me, "Okay, you're going to do this and that," because music has always been a big part of my life.” IfsWantGivingRealPlayBigsAbleAsksGroupsMusicianOkayGive MeGuitarAsk MeBassBass Guitar Author:Marion Cotillard
“I couldn't live without music. I experienced things through music in different countries where you cannot speak the same language, but the music and the dance relates everything.” DifferentCountrySpeakLanguageRelateDifferent CountriesWithout Music Author:Marion Cotillard
“I wanted to know what exactly martial arts is. When you look at martial arts films, the later ones became more and more exaggerated. It's like, wow, is martial arts only a show?” KnowsLooksArtShowsWantedFilmArt IsMartial ArtsWowExaggeratedArt Films Author:Wong Kar-wai
“What makes international cinema so interesting is that each territory has its own sensibility. When you look at an Indian or French film, there's a certain flavor. And even though the language is different, if the film is successful, it has something very common and understandable.” IfsLooksDifferentFilmCertainLanguageInterestingCommonSuccessfulInternationalIndianCinemaTerritorySensibilityFlavor Author:Wong Kar-wai
“In a way, this is what the difference is between Hong Kong and Chinese cinema - Chinese cinema was made for their own communities. It was for propaganda. But Hong Kong made films to entertain, and they know how to communicate with international audiences.” KnowsWayMadeFilmCommunityDifferencesAudienceKnow HowInternationalCommunicateChinesePropagandaCinemaHong Kong Author:Wong Kar-wai
“There are certain types of genres that are impossible in China. Ghost stories, something too graphic, too violent, and of course if it's too political. Other than that, it will be fine.” IfsStoriesPoliticalCertainCoursesImpossibleFineTypeChinaViolentGhostGenreGraphicGhost Stories Author:Wong Kar-wai
“If young actors ask me things, I always tell them to get on set and watch how it's done. If you can, watch the people that you like, how they work.” PeopleIfsDoneYoungActorsAsksWatchesAsk MeYoung Actors Author:David Duchovny
“I don't see myself as a pure fashion designer sending dress after dress down the runway but about wanting those watching my shows to aspire to a certain lifestyle.” ShowsCertainFashionPureDressesLifestyleDesignerAspireFashion DesignerRunway Author:Matthew Williamson