Jacques Rivette Quotes

"Many filmmakers pretend that they never see anything, which has always seemed odd to me."
- Jacques Rivette

"When you see the films of certain young directors, you get the impression that film history begins for them around 1980."
- Jacques Rivette
(Related: History, Impression, Film)

"Their films would probably be better if they'd seen a few more films, which runs counter to this idiotic theory that you run the risk of being influenced if you see too much."
- Jacques Rivette
(Related: Being, Risk, Theory)

"Whereas with Sirk, everything is always filmed. No matter what the script, he's always a real director."
- Jacques Rivette

"For me, the film has to be incredibly bad to make me want to pack up and leave."
- Jacques Rivette
(Related: Film, Want)

"And Twin Peaks, the Film is the craziest film in the history of cinema. I have no idea what happened, I have no idea what I saw, all I know is that I left the theater floating six feet above the ground."
- Jacques Rivette
(Related: History, Idea, Cinema, Feet, Film, Theater)

"And I took a long time to appreciate Lynch."
- Jacques Rivette
(Related: Time)

"Cocteau is someone who has made such a profound impression on me that there's no doubt he's influenced every one of my films."
- Jacques Rivette
(Related: Impression, Doubt)

"I guess I like a lot of directors. Or at least I try to."
- Jacques Rivette