Jean-Marc Vallee Quotations

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

I'm from the 'less is more' school. I had to be in the 'more is more' zone with 'Dallas Buyers Club', so I was out of my comfort zone, but I had to trust that.

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