I can say is usually people are slightly confused. They think that silent movies are old. But, the fact is, they are old because they have been made in the '20s. That's the thing that makes them old. Not the format. The format is just a format. It's not an old format.
Michel HazanaviciusI guess all the directors in France are influenced by Hitchcock, because he's the perfect visual director, in my eyes.
Michel HazanaviciusThe fact that I made a special movie with an old-fashioned style - even if it's a mix between with modern and old-fashioned things - must mean I feel both ways about change. In a way I'm resisting, but in a way adapting myself to the times.
Michel HazanaviciusSometimes when an actor says something almost perfect, but you know you have to edit it, if you tell them to change something immediately, it will come out great
Michel Hazanavicius