Jean-Marc Vallee
Jean-Marc Vallee
Jean-Marc Valléeis a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and film editor from Québec. After studying film at the Université du Québec à Montréal, Vallée went on to make a number of acclaimed short films, including Stéréotypes, Les Fleurs magiques, and Les Mots magiques...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth9 March 1963
CountryCanada
song character magic
I'm always aiming for some magic in films if I can find a mystical quality either in a song or in a moment or a character's intention.
embrace feeling good great life scream
When I see great film, I have this feeling of 'Oh, wow! Wasn't that great? Wasn't that good?' I want to do something. I want to scream and go out there and participate and embrace life.
beautiful kids thinking
When I do a mix tape for my kids, for my friends, for my lover, I meticulously choose the tracks, and it's beautiful. And when they are alone they think of me - and when I am alone I think of them.
beautiful past thinking
I respect the British a lot - their history, their past, their culture. I think it's beautiful, what they have with the monarchy.
cutting directors needs
I love those films where I feel the director's confidence - where he doesn't need to overdo it with the shots and the cuts.
couple looks film
I look back, and I've got a couple of films, and I'm happy.
film hours easy
Just film what's there, trust what came before, one hour before, and make it easy.
quality acting emotion
You've got to trust your instincts, your judgment and trust the storytelling that came before and the quality of the acting with the emotion.
beautiful vanity trying
There's a way of filming where you can get rid of the vanity and of trying to make something beautiful.
school clubs less-is-more
I'm from the 'less is more' school. I had to be in the 'more is more' zone with 'Dallas Buyers Club', so I was out of my comfort zone, but I had to trust that.
careers trying directors
In a career, when you hit 40 and you've done a lot of this and that, you want to try some new things. I feel like that as a director, too, from one film to the other.
humble trying covering
As a director, try to be humble and not to overdo it, not overcoverage and over-covering the scene.
I couldn't stand still at a desk for another year. I wanted to go out there and make films.