A lot of people are upset that I'm not working. They say it's a disgrace.
Marcel Carne

But I still always felt the absence of a mother.
Marcel Carne

For people to understand me when I travel, I speak with my hands.
Marcel Carne

I also won one from the emperor of Japan, with a prize for the arts. That's important.
Marcel Carne

I don't know what they'll say when I die. I don't give a damn, but they'll probably cry.
Marcel Carne

I think you never forget your childhood, whether it was happy or unhappy.
Marcel Carne

I was very nervous at the beginning of Hotel du Nord.
Marcel Carne

If you do two versions of a film, they should be identical. With the same frames and settings.
Marcel Carne

It's nice to know that people appreciate and respect you.
Marcel Carne

My father's sister never married in order to raise me.
Marcel Carne


The problem is that to be a producer, one must be a gambler, and the greatest French producers were gamblers.
Marcel Carne

Well, I always run the risk of falling on my face, which has in fact happened.
Marcel Carne

Well, you know, I'm much older than I look.
Marcel Carne

When I last went to Italy, over two years ago, I had a lot more trouble understanding the language than I used to when I lived there for a year. I used to speak very little but I could understand very well.
Marcel Carne