I have a video store next to my apartment in Paris, and they still have most of their videos on VHS. A lot of people think Be Kind Rewind is set in the past because they just wipe this reality out of their head, but it is true that there are a lot of movies that don't exist on DVD. But I'm not like a big movie buff.
Michel GondryPop music is created by repression - and then the system takes it and makes even more money with it!
Michel GondryAnd I'm not a micromanagement guy. I prefer to spend my time doing other stuff than that.
Michel GondryI want to explore new ideas and put myself in a place where I can finish a project that is more unusual or that doesn't seem doable.
Michel GondryI'm just thinking of 2001, which I think is the most expensive independent film ever made - which is great, someday I hope I will do one. But I know the parameters when I got onto this project - I have to take care of everyone, make sure that they are all on board, and this process interests me.
Michel Gondry