50 Quotes by Jean Dujardin

I’m not an American actor. I’m a French actor. I’ll continue in France. If I could make another silent movie in America, I’d like to!

I want to work with a director who becomes my brother, my father, for two months. You give yourself over to that person.

I like simple things. I like being in my family in the South and playing petanque.

I feel very at home in an empty church. I feel the most protected. It’s very mystical.

I love dancing in general and making girls dance. My generation doesn’t do it enough.

I watched Gene Kelly for his smile, for his energy. Vittorio Gassman for his movement. Clark Gable for his mustache. And I watched Lassie who was happy as a dog.

Just telling a story. That’s cinema. It’s not silent, black and white. It’s a simple story that’s well made.

Its quite pretentious, really, isnt it? The notion the audience is going to be interested in you for an hour and a half. Think too much about that and anxiety takes over.

In France, I have lots of opportunities. Maybe now I’ll be offered films in America. It’s the encounter, with the director and the story that counts.