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Marcel Carne
French
Director
About the author
I was very nervous at the beginning of Hotel du Nord.
Marcel Carne,
French
Director
#Beginning
If you do two versions of a film, they should be identical. With the same frames and settings.
Marcel Carne,
French
Director
#Film
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,
French
Director
#Years
#Trouble
#Understanding
#Language
#Italy
Well, you know, I'm much older than I look.
Marcel Carne,
French
Director
Well, I always run the risk of falling on my face, which has in fact happened.
Marcel Carne,
French
Director
#Risk
#Fact
The problem is that to be a producer, one must be a gambler, and the greatest French producers were gamblers.
Marcel Carne,
French
Director
My father's sister never married in order to raise me.
Marcel Carne,
French
Director
#Father
#Order
#Sister
I think you never forget your childhood, whether it was happy or unhappy.
Marcel Carne,
French
Director
#Forget
#Childhood
I don't know what they'll say when I die. I don't give a damn, but they'll probably cry.
Marcel Carne,
French
Director
I also won one from the emperor of Japan, with a prize for the arts. That's important.
Marcel Carne,
French
Director
For people to understand me when I travel, I speak with my hands.
Marcel Carne,
French
Director
#People
#Travel
But I still always felt the absence of a mother.
Marcel Carne,
French
Director
#Mother
#Absence
A lot of people are upset that I'm not working. They say it's a disgrace.
Marcel Carne,
French
Director
#People
#Disgrace
It's nice to know that people appreciate and respect you.
Marcel Carne,
French
Director
#People
#Respect