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I love, in movies, when you feel and you understand the past of the character without it being said or having a flashback or something that explains. I think, in 'Prisoners,' we need to understand that Loki's character's past was not first class. He was not the first in his class.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Being Character Class Explains Feel First First Class Flashback Having He His Love Movies Need Past Prisoners Said Something Think Understand Without You I Think I Love

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In Quebec, as women were getting more power, there were the men who agreed with that and the men who were afraid. I think most men are willing to share power with women, but there's fear. Every time you change something, there's a friction.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Afraid Agreed Change Every Every Time Fear Friction Getting Men More More Power Most Power Quebec Share Something Think Time Were Who Willing Women You I Think

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When there's no technical problems, if you did the right casting, and the scene is well written, the actor will give you a strong performance with his intuition right from the start.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Actor Casting Did Give His Intuition Performance Problems Right Scene Start Strong Technical Well Will Written You

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I was 'impressed' by Hugh Jackman for five seconds the first time I met him, but as soon as he opened his mouth and shook my hand, I felt comfortable. He made me feel like I was one of his friends.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Comfortable Feel Felt First First Time Five Friends Hand He Him His Hugh Impressed Like Made Me Met Mouth Opened Seconds Shook Soon Time

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'Close Encounters of the Third Kind.' Big, big, big smash for me. My birth of the love of cinema was born with 'Close Encounters' and '2001.' Those sci-fi movies I saw when I was a little kid.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Big Birth Born Cinema Close Encounters Kid Kind Little Little Kid Love Me Movies Saw Sci-Fi Smash Third Those

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The problem in cinema is that you can never predict what will happen.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Cinema Happen Never Predict Problem Will You

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I must say, to my great surprise and pleasure, I deeply loved making movies in the United States because of all the opportunities it gave me to work with people that I admire as artists.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Admire Artists Because Deeply Gave Great Loved Making Making Movies Me Movies Must Opportunities People Pleasure Say States Surprise United United States Work

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I never went to school for directing. I studied theater with a director. I followed plays to see how a director would talk to the actors. I tried to make my own school.

~Denis Villeneuve

Topics: Actor Directing Director Followed How Make My Own Never Own Plays School See Studied Talk Theater Tried Would I Tried

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When I think of the 1980s, the only color that comes to mind is a brown, yellowish color. I guess it's coming from my life experience, and it's melancholia and sadness and a bit of joy.

~Denis Villeneuve

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When I was a kid, I was always going to bed creating a story, and that was the birth of filmmaking for me. I would like going to the dream-state by telling the story to someone else in my mind. That was my imaginary friend; it was an imaginary audience listening to my story.

~Denis Villeneuve

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Director

Born: October 3rd, 1967

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