I studied political science and international relations and had the intention of becoming a journalist or work in foreign affairs. I had no intention of making a film.
From Philippe Falardeau
I'm not too keen on jokes that are one-liners. I want the situation to be funny.
If you're writing a screenplay from scratch, it involves a lot of creation.
In the province of Quebec where I come from, we speak French, and the only cosmopolitan city is Montreal. Every time we tackle the subject of immigration and racial tension, it's an issue that concerns Montreal.
I work, play and do everything in French.
I think cinema is the memory and the imagination of the country. Take the memory and imagination out of an individual, and he stops being an individual. I think it's the same thing for a country.
In Canada, we have so much land, so much space, and so few people.
The first person to make me realize there was someone behind the film was Steven Spielberg.
In Quebec, we're less inhibited artistically, culturally, politically. We're less focused on box office and comparing our films to the American films.
When you're younger, and you do your first or second film, you want to show everyone what you can do.
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