Julie Delpy Quotes

It is universally agreed that Jean Renoir was one of the greatest of all directors, and he was also one of the warmest and most entertaining.

I am only interested in the views of two people: one is called Bresson and one called Bergman.

I do believe that there are auteurs, in the sense that there are filmmakers with very strong voices and their voices are communicated on to the screen without a lot of compromise.

To be honest, the real reason I did 'Drive' was because of Nicolas Winding Refn, the director.

Their films would probably be better if they'd seen a few more films, which runs counter to this idiotic theory that you run the risk of being influenced if you see too much.

The director's very important to me, particularly when the director has a recognizable style.

I was watching Orson Welles and Jean Vigo films at a ridiculously young age.

She was obsessed with French and Swedish cinema. I also remember our mother showing us 'Gone With the Wind' very early on. She absolutely loved Vivien Leigh, so it must have been a formative experience for me, thinking, 'Oh, maybe one day I'll be like Vivien Leigh.'

'Barton Fink' owed something to Roman Polanski. As a director, he always goes beyond the obvious narrative drift.

When you first start out, you want to be Fellini, or you want to be Bergman.

I can say that I've become a David Fincher disciple. I have been completely turned.

An epic is the canvas Brian DePalma paints on.

When we were cutting 'Raging Bull,' Martin Scorsese was watching 'The Films of Hoffmann' on a 16-mm print over and over and over again.

Lynne Ramsay's 'Ratcatcher' blew me away when it came out. When I started making short films, I would watch that film over and over again, marvelling at how that story visually unfolded.

I have been a long time fan of Jean-Luc Godard. It's my dream to work with him.

When I started making films, I wanted to make Frank Capra pictures. But I've never been able to make anything but these crazy, tough pictures. You are what you are.

I loved working with Stephen Frears. He's a really fantastic director. He knows what he wants and how to get it.

I think, when you're a director, you get sucked into your project whether you like it or not, right?

I would like to thank the 49 actors who appear on screen in 'Whiplash' for realizing Damien Chazelle's vision so beautifully.

Films are a director's medium. We're all stemming from the director.

I admire Akira Kurosawa. I have a deep admiration for him and I would love to make films like that.

A lot of people who make films in my generation have the vocabulary of all the films they've seen before.

When I have been told that my films remind people of Ozu, I have never been too convinced.

I won't deny that when you look at a director's work, you are aware of the different works that they have done. For me, what's more important is my instinct about that person.

I literally said it was my dream in life to direct a Charlie Kaufman movie.