“In a film-making career spanning forty years, René Clément was one of the most acclaimed film directors of his generation, whose masterpiece was 'Forbidden Games', a haunting tale of war's carnage told from a child's point of view. ”
“I look for very strong visual unity by using a type of framing and camera movement that is very simple. Everything
must come from inside. It mustn’t be superficial. I hate weird camera angles and distorting lenses.”
“You know, people always think if you start out as a film editor, you shoot less footage. Actually, just the opposite is true. I tend to grab as much coverage as I can because as a former editor I know how important it is to have those few frames. ”
“Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls.”
“What I have learned from my work up to now, is to try to be open, but also protect myself by not letting the good and the evil get too much importance.”
“I also wanted to express the strength of cinema to hide reality, while being entertaining. Cinema can fill in the empty spaces of your life and your loneliness.”