Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bong Joon-ho

As a director, or just a film fan who wants to enjoy the festival, Cannes is the worst place to be. But it must be a paradise for distributors and importers.

David Alan Basche

When I met Bono at the Cannes Film festival while I was there for the film 'United 93,' he said to me, 'That's a great film, brother. Thank you for your courage in making it.' I plotzed.

Eric Fellner

I think Cannes is usually pretty fair in choosing what will play well to the home festival crowd.

Luke Evans

To be able to work with people who I have respected and admired, to be a part of something like the Cannes Film Festival, is surreal and brilliant.

Tabatha Coffey

I love the Cannes Film Festival. From the lavish parties and events to the red carpet attire, this star-studded week-long event is where I get a lot of inspiration for hair and fashion.

I have written movies that won prizes at Cannes and Venice.

Alice Temperley

Red carpet dressing all depends on the climate. I think richer, deeper colours are more flattering on the body, but the opposite is true if you are in Cannes or St. Tropez where the light makes deep colours look heavy and unflattering.

David Cronenberg

There is no point in going to Cannes if you're not going to be in competition. That's my feeling. So you've got to get into it.

Ryan Coogler

In 2009, I went to Cannes with a short film in the Kodak emerging program at the American Pavilion.

We've done nine film festivals since then, taken the movie to Cannes and the Edinburgh Film Festival and it had it's US premier a couple of weeks ago,

Nicole Kidman

Compared to the Cannes film festival, this is a sedate crowd.

Georgina Chapman

I always go to the Cannes Film Festival and it's just such a glamorous time.

Kristin Scott Thomas

The Cannes film festival is about big-budget films but also remarkable films made in different political regimes by film-makers with little resources.

Harvey Pekar

The film's success so far involves winning a couple of prizes at Cannes and Sundance, and getting some very nice reviews in newspapers and magazines. That hasn't had a big impact on my life yet.

Rob Reiner

This is like no pressure. It's so relaxed, and everyone is, like they say, hanging loose. I mean Cannes is just a zoo, it's like a circus. You're just running around like a maniac.

Roger Ebert

Going to see Godzilla at the Palais of the Cannes Film Festival is like attending a satanic ritual in St. Peter's Basilica.

Salma Hayek

There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.