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" I respect the British a lot - their history, their past, their culture. I think it's beautiful, what they have with the monarchy. "

Jean-Marc Vallee

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" I'm always aiming for some magic in films if I can find a mystical quality either in a song or in a moment or a character's intention. "

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" There's a way of filming where you can get rid of the vanity and of trying to make something beautiful. "

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" As a director, try to be humble and not to overdo it, not overcoverage and over-covering the scene. "

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" Trust the acting. "

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" When you move handheld, and the director of photography has the courage to shoot with no lights, the set becomes a space of creativity and freedom where actors can move wherever they want to move. "

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" I couldn't stand still at a desk for another year. I wanted to go out there and make films. "

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" I was attached to 'Sharp Objects' before 'Big Little Lies,' actually. "

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" When I see great film, I have this feeling of 'Oh, wow! Wasn't that great? Wasn't that good?' I want to do something. I want to scream and go out there and participate and embrace life. "

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" I look back, and I've got a couple of films, and I'm happy. "

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" I have two sons, and at 16, they were into Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, and a lot of British rock. "

Jean-Marc Vallee

" I think we give too much importance to artists talking about the art and the film and the books and the plays and the music - it's done; the material is there. But we talk about it because it's part of the game. I'm comfortable with it. "

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" I only made one film with a score, and I hate it. I hate the score of that film. It's not coming from me. I had nothing to do with it. "

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" You get to become a kid again when you work with kids. They do crazy stuff. "

Jean-Marc Vallee

" I like character-driven stuff that shows humanity and something that can make people think. "

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" In a career, when you hit 40 and you've done a lot of this and that, you want to try some new things. I feel like that as a director, too, from one film to the other. "

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" It can be a machine. The machine tries to make money and forget about the heart and the art. Hollywood is more about making money. "

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" I love those films where I feel the director's confidence - where he doesn't need to overdo it with the shots and the cuts. "

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" When I do a mix tape for my kids, for my friends, for my lover, I meticulously choose the tracks, and it's beautiful. And when they are alone they think of me - and when I am alone I think of them. "

Jean-Marc Vallee

" You've got to trust your instincts, your judgment and trust the storytelling that came before and the quality of the acting with the emotion. "

Jean-Marc Vallee

" I'm a writer and director, and I like to do that, but for some reason, it's become part of the industry and part of the job to go, 'Alright, let's talk about it!' "

Jean-Marc Vallee

" I had written 'Cafe de Flore' with 'Stairway to Heaven' in mind. "

Jean-Marc Vallee

" It's tough to work with kids. Kids are animals! "

Jean-Marc Vallee

" 'Sharp Objects' was scary, unknown territory for me. I wouldn't pick this kind of material to direct if you just gave me the book. Amy Adams was the force that drove me in. "

Jean-Marc Vallee

" Just film what's there, trust what came before, one hour before, and make it easy. "

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