I think that what people abroad want from French film, inside French film becomes our worst fear, "Oh, another film about love!"
Louis GarrelIm interested in existential films: I love movies that console you in the same way that a person consoles a weeping child.
Louis GarrelSometimes living is not so light and easy and you need a representation of life in front of you. It's a fake reorganization of reality. You start to feel, "I'm not so alone in the world because I can recognize exactly the same feelings."
Louis GarrelAs an actor I've played a lot of gloomy, romantic leads and even though I might not want to recognize it, I actually really have a sense of humor.
Louis Garrel