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If you don't deal with your shadows, you are condemned to repeat the same mistake over and over, as a human being or as a society.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Being Condemned Deal Human Human Being Mistake Over Repeat Same Shadows Society You Your

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If I wanted to have total control and be a dictator, I would do ice sculpture in my basement. If I want to make a movie, I'm going to work with 500 people, and I will have to work with their strength and their weakness.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Basement Control Dictator Going Ice Make Movie People Sculpture Strength Total Want Wanted Weakness Will Work Would

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I think they built Hollywood on the West Coast because they were always dreaming of a New World. When they arrived here, the only way to keep dreaming was to make movies. Film was the fourth dimension.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Always Arrived Because Built Coast Dimension Dreaming Film Fourth Here Hollywood Keep Make Movies New New World Only Think Way Were West West Coast World I Think

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Making poetry with a camera - that's the essence of what I do.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Camera Essence Making Poetry

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I think I'm attracted to subjects that I'm afraid of. It's a way to approach things I am afraid of, things that bring fear in my heart, and try to understand them, try to deal with them. It's like demons. I try to approach it and understand it... I'm just visiting fears.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Afraid Am Approach Attracted Bring Deal Demons Fear Fears Heart Just Like Subjects Them Things Think Try Understand Visiting Way I Think I Am

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I'm not someone that loves dialogue - I am someone that loves movement. Action, if it's well done, can be very poetic and meaningful.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Action Am Dialogue Done Loves Meaningful Movement Poetic Someone Very Well Well Done I Am

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The beauty of Toronto is that it has not been shot a lot in movies, for itself at least. I mean, most of the time, Toronto is shot to portray something else.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Beauty Been Else Itself Least Lot Mean Most Movies Portray Shot Something Something Else Time Toronto

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I think a good director is a good listener.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Director Good Good Director Listener Think I Think

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The reception for 'Enemy?' I don't care. No matter what other people think, it was important for me. I will stand for that movie, even if I stand alone.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Alone Care Enemy Even Important Matter Me Movie Other People Reception Stand Think Will

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In contradiction and paradox, you can find truth.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Contradiction Find Paradox Truth You

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Director

Born: October 3rd, 1967

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