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" I suppose I am interested in the variety of human life - how people live. I am most interested in individuals and how they respond to challenges or to difficulties or just to each other. I am curious about people. "

Claire Denis

Challenges

I Am

People

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Want

Mysterious

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Claire Denis

Place

Live

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John

Sometimes

" I have very strong relationships with my actors when I'm shooting. When you love an actor's work, you always feel you have to go further, and you make several films together. One film just gives you time to get acquainted. "

" For some reason, I have always been interested in the stories of people who are exiled and who are deprived of rights. My main motive to make a film is to keep the society in mind and the hospitality adhered. "

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" A film takes a lot of time, and yet not enough to share with the people you're making the movie with, I think. "

" It's not that I don't like words. There's sometimes no need for words. "

Claire Denis

Need

Sometimes

" I'm not a very brave person. "

" I think you cannot make films without choosing everything. "

" What I like is the idea of a group, even if it's just two people - the idea of solitude within a group. "

" A career for me is something like building a bridge. You know, where to put the lifts. You have a plan. I have a blueprint for each film, but not for my life. "

Claire Denis

My Life

You

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