Words matter. These are the best Jean-Marc Vallee Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Trust the acting.
Just film what’s there, trust what came before, one hour before, and make it easy.
I’m from the ‘less is more’ school. I had to be in the ‘more is more’ zone with ‘Dallas Buyers Club’, so I was out of my comfort zone, but I had to trust that.
Rock was my thing. It influences me and moves me, and it’s music that gives me ideas or wings to fly and to make films.
There’s a way of filming where you can get rid of the vanity and of trying to make something beautiful.
You tell me what you listen to, and I’ll tell you who you are.
I had written ‘Cafe de Flore’ with ‘Stairway to Heaven’ in mind.
I’m a writer and director, and I like to do that, but for some reason, it’s become part of the industry and part of the job to go, ‘Alright, let’s talk about it!’
I think we give too much importance to artists talking about the art and the film and the books and the plays and the music – it’s done; the material is there. But we talk about it because it’s part of the game. I’m comfortable with it.
You get to become a kid again when you work with kids. They do crazy stuff.
I’m Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Adrenaline makes me change.
When you hear a solo piano, there’s a solitude about just one instrument playing. It can be beautiful; it can be sad.
Directing on a 90-day schedule, whether for a TV series or a feature film, it’s crazy; it’s a marathon.
Whether it’s in America, Quebec, or France, if I can tell a story that takes me out of my comfort zone, then I’m surfing.
I look back, and I’ve got a couple of films, and I’m happy.
Adam Scott sings like a bird… He’s so bad. He’s so bad.
‘Sharp Objects’ was scary, unknown territory for me. I wouldn’t pick this kind of material to direct if you just gave me the book. Amy Adams was the force that drove me in.
When you move handheld, and the director of photography has the courage to shoot with no lights, the set becomes a space of creativity and freedom where actors can move wherever they want to move.
I couldn’t stand still at a desk for another year. I wanted to go out there and make films.
I was supposed to do only one or two episodes of ‘Big Little Lies,’ but I realized I couldn’t just step away.
I respect the British a lot – their history, their past, their culture. I think it’s beautiful, what they have with the monarchy.
Filmmaking is so heavy: there are so many people and trucks and teamsters and costume people and hair people and makeup people. I try to make it light and as simple as possible. It’s great for actors. It puts the story up front. It’s not about shots and dollies and lighting and sets.
