Jacques Rivette Quotes

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

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

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

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

For me, the film has to be incredibly bad to make me want to pack up and leave. - Jacques Rivette

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

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

And the fact that I see so many films really seems to amaze certain people. - Jacques Rivette

And I took a long time to appreciate Lynch. - Jacques Rivette

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