Thomas Bangalter Quotes

The work that has influenced me the most in my anime profession would be, of course, 'Blade Runner.'

Partial culture runs to the ornate, extreme culture to simplicity.

Make each product the best it can be. Focus on form and materials. What we don't include is as important as what we do include.

Less is only more where more is no good.

The idea to do the album only on keyboards kind of happened by accident. I was quite happy with the sound and felt it really didn't need more instruments, so I didn't use them.

Our goal is simple objects, objects that you can't imagine any other way.

I'm coming from a small town in Quebec where, at that time, there was no Internet, and the way to be in contact with movies were those American fan magazines like 'Fantastic Films' and 'Starlog,' and I still remember the shock, the impact of seeing the first frames, the first pictures coming out of 'Blade Runner.'

It's cool to go into the simplicity of fashion, but I'm a very colorful person.

I'm not a big-effects sort of guy - I like to keep it simple.

My design preference tends towards warmth, comfort, and minimalism.

The key for me with 'Star Wars' is to stay in their world. Don't get in the way of what is already known and what works. I think of the basic nature of the filmmaking process that worked so well for the original trilogy. No stylistic flights of fancy for the sake of showing off. Tell the story, get the shot, get the performances, and move on.

I kind of hate over-explanation in comics.

I always think less is more.

I was really young, like nine, when I saw the first 'Terminator', and I was amazed by the world they created, and everything James Cameron did.

Basically, less is more when it comes to film.

Shaker pieces were not to show off. One was not to waste energy to decorate.

Spare functional furniture, in my opinion, is the genius of 20th-century design.

The best things - when I really feel that I'm communicating, and when I really feel that people are getting it - are simple, straightforward recipes. I think simple is the hardest to achieve because you don't have all those elements to hide behind.

Simplicity is key. Some people like really high-tech kitchens, where you have warming drawers and ice makers and storage for a million different things. Honestly, for me, I need an oven, a stove top, a fridge and a sink.

People say I am a classic designer. I don't try to be classic, but I do try to be simple and elegant.

The little black dress is the hardest thing to realize because you must keep it simple.

For Blanc & Eclare, we go by the motto 'modern classic,' and that kind of comes from me because I don't like to overdo things and I try to be as natural as possible.

I love white, I love black. For me, sometimes, it's nice to play with colors, but when you're too busy to think and you've got so much in your mind, sometimes all you need is a bare uniform.

There are lots of theories that the simpler a comic character is drawn the more relatable they become. People can imprint themselves onto the gaps in the picture. The skill of cartooning is often working out how much can be stripped away.

Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to keep things simple.