146 Quotes by Michel Gondry

If you take a child from South Africa and you put them in Boston, they're going to speak with a Boston accent. And so, that's a way to see the world as everybody is equal, not as a result of politics, but as human beings.

I would define myself as being naive and perverse at the same time. And I think that if that is consistent it will make the tone consistent.

Of course, from time to time, I want to do everything myself and be more involved on my own with the creative process. But I don't mind the collaboration at all.

I like actors who just are who they are, with a little bit of qualification to adapt to their character. But mostly they just use their own personality to embody the character.

I think my imagination dictates the technologies I use. But at the same time, my imagination can be technologic. Sometimes I see a tool and I know immediately how to use it, but most of the time I use the tool for an idea I already have.

I like actors who don't have to think too hard about what they have to do to achieve their performance.

In a way, putting actors deep into this sort of complicated universe frees them from thinking about who they should be. They just are somebody.

Every great idea is on the verge of being stupid.

Of course, from time to time, I want to do everything myself and be more involved on my own with the creative process. But I don’t mind the collaboration at all.