22+ Claude Chabrol Quotes On Education, Death And Subversive

Claude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave movement. He is considered to be one of the most important directors of the French New Wave, and his films often dealt with dark themes of murder, adultery, and psychological issues. His best-known films include Le Beau Serge (1958), Les Bonnes Femmes (1960), Les Biches (1968) and La Cérémonie (1995). Following is our collection on famous quotes by Claude Chabrol on love, life, education.

Top 10 Claude Chabrol Quotes

1. My father wanted me to be a pharmacist like himself. He had been a doctor, but he no longer believed in medicine; so he became a pharmacist, but he believed in that hardly more.
2. You have to accept the fact that sometimes you are the pigeon, and sometimes you are the statue.
3. There is no new wave, only the sea.
4. I love mirrors. They let one pass through the surface of things.
5. Some colors are very difficult to render, and you must compensate to get the color you want on the screen.
6. I'm not wild about hand-held shots.
7. I'm not pessimistic about people in general, but only about the way they live.
8. It's often wrong to write for specific actors because one ends up using what is least interesting about them, their mannerisms and habits. I prefer not to write for specific people.
9. Laying tracks gives you freedom without being too obvious.
10. Films with a message just make me laugh.

Claude Chabrol Short Quotes

• First I went to the Sorbonne to do my licence en lettres, but I also started to study law.
• A woman is subject matter enough.
• A woman confronting men is a proper subject, it is inexhaustible.

Claude Chabrol Quotes About People

There's one thing which I hate about color films... people who use up a lot of their despairing producer's money by working in the laboratory to bring out the dominant hues, or to make color films where there isn't any color. — Claude Chabrol

I like to have the screen full of color, twenty colors on the screen at once, fifty colors. There are no dominants despite what people have said. — Claude Chabrol

I wanted to make a film about stupid people that was very vulgar and deeply stupid. From that moment on I can hardly be reproached for making a film that is about stupid people. — Claude Chabrol

Claude Chabrol Quotes About Films

I like making black and white films in natural surroundings, but I much prefer shooting a color film inside a studio where the colors are easier to control. — Claude Chabrol

As far as I was concerned, either I was a homosexual or I wasn't, so making films would change nothing. — Claude Chabrol

I brought the film like a flower to the world. — Claude Chabrol

Claude Chabrol Famous Quotes And Sayings

I remember an article, I can't recall who by, it was after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which said that now the Wall was down, there could be no more class war. Only someone with money could ever say such a thing. — Claude Chabrol

On their own, each [character] is a victim of no importance. But when you bring them together, they become a dangerous weapon. Jeanne is the vowel and Sophie the consonant. Psychologists know this phenomenon well. Each individual is harmless, but together they create an explosive chemical reaction. It's like Bonnie and Clyde, like Thelma and Louise. — Claude Chabrol

To observe a profoundly stupid individual can be very enriching, and that's why we should never feel contempt for them. — Claude Chabrol

Life Lessons by Claude Chabrol

1. Claude Chabrol's films often explore the dark side of human nature, showing us that even seemingly perfect people can have hidden motives and secrets.
2. His films often feature strong female characters who are able to take control of their own lives, despite the obstacles they face.
3. Chabrol's work teaches us that it is important to look beyond the surface of people and situations, in order to gain a better understanding of the truth.