Marcel Carne Quotes

I think you never forget your childhood, whether it was happy or unhappy.

— Marcel Carne

“If you do two versions of a film, they should be identical. With the same frames and settings.”

— Marcel Carne

“I also won one from the emperor of Japan, with a prize for the arts. That's important.”

— Marcel Carne

“It's nice to know that people appreciate and respect you.”

— Marcel Carne

I don't know what they'll say when I die. I don't give a damn, but they'll probably cry.

— Marcel Carne

“Well, I always run the risk of falling on my face, which has in fact happened.”

— Marcel Carne

“A lot of people are upset that I'm not working. They say it's a disgrace.”

— Marcel Carne

“But I still always felt the absence of a mother.”

— Marcel Carne

“For people to understand me when I travel, I speak with my hands.”

— Marcel Carne

“I was very nervous at the beginning of Hotel du Nord.”

— Marcel Carne

My father's sister never married in order to raise me.

— Marcel Carne

“The problem is that to be a producer, one must be a gambler, and the greatest French producers were gamblers.”

— Marcel Carne

“Well, you know, I'm much older than I look.”

— Marcel Carne

“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