60 Quotes by Philippe Falardeau

I'm not too keen on jokes that are one-liners. I want the situation to be funny.

I think cinema is the memory and the imagination of the country. Take the memory and imagination out of an individual, and he stops being an individual. I think its the same thing for a country.

In the province of Quebec where I come from, we speak French, and the only cosmopolitan city is Montreal. Every time we tackle the subject of immigration and racial tension, it's an issue that concerns Montreal.

I studied political science and international relations, so I never considered myself an artist.

I work, play and do everything in French.

If youre writing a screenplay from scratch, it involves a lot of creation.

In Canada, we have so much land, so much space, and so few people.

Once you're on the set and shooting, it's all just cinema. You have actors and cameras.

The first person to make me realize there was someone behind the film was Steven Spielberg.