146 Quotes by Michel Gondry

Sometimes it’s interesting to see something that you’re not used to seeing, which is the main ingredient of life, and it’s removed from the usual entertainment. I think it’s important to give the opportunity to people to witness the life of somebody who was not public.

I love 3D a lot, I have a great interest in 3D, so if I am given the tools to do a project with 3D, it’s a dream for me.

Misinterpretation leads me to inspiration and creativity because I think my brain is trying to figure out some information that I’m confused about.

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

I want to explore new ideas and put myself in a place where I can finish a project that is more unusual or that doesn’t seem doable.

I don’t thrive on control. I’m not looking for control. I think I get better results when I don’t control things.

Perhaps my favourite story is ‘Le Passe-Muraille’ by Marcel Ayme. It’s about a guy who wakes up with a weird faculty that means he can walk through walls. He’s a very shy clerk, and he uses it to get revenge, or vent his frustration.

I always wanted to create this community that would come and tell their own story, shoot it – and watch them. The idea is to not have one entity who creates the work, the project, and another entity who consumes it; the idea is people create their own work, like somebody cultivating his garden.

The idea that competition is pointless is really something that speaks to me, especially in America where competition is really prominent and very overwhelming, and it doesn’t bring the best out in you because what’s going to push you is to bring others down.