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You can't feel sorry for a scene. If the movie works without the scene, then you don't need the scene.
Michel Gondry
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Michel Gondry
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: May 8
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I hate cynicism. I wipe it from me. I don't like cynical people. I don't like cynical movies. Cynicism is very easy. You don't have to justify it. You don't have to fight for it.
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You need philosophy. It sounds a little pompous but I think when you direct a film, the only way to find a response to the questions you keep asking yourself is to have a philosophy.
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I read about some movie where they did everything on blue screen, and the actors were not even connecting to each other.
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Objectivity is very hard to achieve. It needs some research and patience. If you want to do something honest, you have to explore it a little longer.
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