When you see a movie, it's like you're attending a show of magic in which the magician pulls a rabbit out of a hat. You don't know how he did it, but a part of you is fascinated, or hypnotized, by what happened, another part of your brain says, "Oh, I want to do the same thing! I want to be that wielder of that magic. I want to be that magician on stage, and do the same thing to other people."
Gaspar NoeEverybody wants to lie to himself, pretending that there's something else besides only the normal life you're living in.
Gaspar NoeI'm not from a lower social level, but I think I relate more to lower levels then to people who've got money.
Gaspar NoeYou feel touched by a movie in a good or bad way or you have a strong reaction to something that's totally artificial, to an imitation of life. But that imitation of life that you see on the screen can affect you almost as if it was real.
Gaspar Noe