Alain Resnais Quotes

I am never driven. Every film I've made has been an assignment.
Alain Resnais

Made, Film, Driven

I never thought of becoming a director. When I was twelve, the passage from silent film to the talkies had an impact on me - I still watch silent films.
Alain Resnais

Thought, Film, Silent

I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something is going on here.
Alain Resnais

Said, Here, Singing

I'd even say it's a realistic film because that's the way it happens in our heads; that was the idea.
Alain Resnais

Idea, Film, Happens

It was repugnant, but it was the only way to communicate.
Alain Resnais

Luck, I never looked to make difficult movies on purpose. You make the films you can make.
Alain Resnais

Movies, Difficult, Purpose

Oh, yes, that never happened to me in my life before. It was a risky film, and I warned the producer.
Alain Resnais

Life, Before, Film

Since we had little money and few documents, we had nothing.
Alain Resnais

Money, Nothing, Few

So I used formal techniques to make the film more perceptive emotionally.
Alain Resnais

Used, Film, Formal

That's easy to answer: I never had any special appetite for filmmaking, but you have to make a living and it is miraculous to earn a living working in film.
Alain Resnais

Living, Special, Working

The present and the past coexist, but the past shouldn't be in flashback.
Alain Resnais

Past, Present, Coexist

There was a darkness, a melancholy, that people had trouble accepting. Maybe now, it would work better.
Alain Resnais

Work, Darkness, Trouble

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Nationality: French

Born: June 3, 1922

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