Quotes by Michel Gondry

“Childhood occupies the biggest part of your brain, so a lot of my memories subconsciously (and consciously) enter the videos I do.”

“When people are very original, sometimes they are original as a way to resist the mainstream.”

“I think my imagination dictates the technologies I use. But at the same time, my imagination can be technologic. Sometimes I see a tool and I know immediately how to use it, but most of the time I use the tool for an idea I already have.”

“Eternal Sunshine”

“Block Party”

“He doesnt believe he loves his relationship until he dreams it.”

“I always had disturbing dreams from when I was a child. Seeing that they disturb me, I might as well make money from it.”

“It is not pretentious. It just gives you the feeling you could do it yourself.”

“We were hoping to define an era and a community without being too lecturing - to show people having a good time. On camera and off, Dave is charming. I thought it would be good to follow him around with a camera because he generates so much warmth.”

“He was everywhere at once.”

The beauty of doing film is that you construct whatever you do block by block and you can build something that will stay.