Author: Claire Denis

Quotes

My mother's father was from Brazil - a painter, and not a famous one - and was always broke. But he was a free spirit, a great grandfather.

My mother's father was from Brazil - a painter, and not a famous one - and was always broke. But he was a free spirit, a great grandfather.

- Claire Denis

I've experienced love and ambition and desire in my life, but never in the same way as in a family.

I've experienced love and ambition and desire in my life, but never in the same way as in a family.

- Claire Denis

I hate the victimization of women, always.

I hate the victimization of women, always.

- Claire Denis

'White Material' is about courage and craziness.

'White Material' is about courage and craziness.

- Claire Denis

You can spend your whole life in France without ever thinking about the Legion.

You can spend your whole life in France without ever thinking about the Legion.

- Claire Denis

Sometimes bleak is good. Sometimes bleak is necessary. Some part of life is always bleak.

Sometimes bleak is good. Sometimes bleak is necessary. Some part of life is always bleak.

- Claire Denis

I hate family pressures and family responsibilities. I'm more comfortable as a stranger. I always imagined I could just live in a hotel. I'm afraid of family.

I hate family pressures and family responsibilities. I'm more comfortable as a stranger. I always imagined I could just live in a hotel. I'm afraid of family.

- Claire Denis

When making a film, if I feel nothing in my body, I can't work. I have to touch. I have to feel. I never stop touching.

When making a film, if I feel nothing in my body, I can't work. I have to touch. I have to feel. I never stop touching.

- Claire Denis

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