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Claude Chabrol Quotes

Claude Chabrol quotes

French Director June 24, 1930 – September 12, 2010

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Claude Chabrol quote: "I love mirrors. They let one pass through the surface of things."
I love mirrors. They let one pass through the surface of things. Claude Chabrol
I like making black and white films in natural surroundings, but I much prefer shooting a color film inside a studio where the colors are easier to control. Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol quote: "As far as I was concerned, either I was a homosexual or I..."
As far as I was concerned, either I was a homosexual or I wasn't, so making films would change nothing. Claude Chabrol
There's one thing which I hate about color films... people who use up a lot of their despairing producer's money by working in the laboratory to bring out the dominant hues, or to make color films where there isn't any color. Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol quote: "I brought the film like a flower to the world."
I brought the film like a flower to the world. Claude Chabrol
I remember an article, I can't recall who by, it was after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which said that now the Wall was down, there could be no more class war. Only someone with money could ever say such a thing. Claude Chabrol
My father wanted me to be a pharmacist like himself. He had been a doctor, but he no longer believed in medicine; so he became a pharmacist, but he believed in that hardly more. Claude Chabrol
I wanted to make a film about stupid people that was very vulgar and deeply stupid. From that moment on I can hardly be reproached for making a film that is about stupid people. Claude Chabrol
You make a film to distract people, to interest them, perhaps to make them think, perhaps to help them be a little less naive, a little better than they were. Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol quote: "There is no new wave, only the sea."
There is no new wave, only the sea. Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol quote: "To observe a profoundly stupid individual can be very..."
To observe a profoundly stupid individual can be very enriching, and that's why we should never feel contempt for them. Claude Chabrol
It's often wrong to write for specific actors because one ends up using what is least interesting about them, their mannerisms and habits. I prefer not to write for specific people. Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol quote: "Laying tracks gives you freedom without being too obvious."
Laying tracks gives you freedom without being too obvious. Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol quote: "Some colors are very difficult to render, and you must..."
Some colors are very difficult to render, and you must compensate to get the color you want on the screen. Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol quote: "Stupidity is infinitely more fascinating that intelligence...."
Stupidity is infinitely more fascinating that intelligence. Intelligence has its limits while stupidity has none. Claude Chabrol

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