Top 14 Quotes & Sayings by Marcel Carne

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a French director Marcel Carne.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

Marcel Albert Carné was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include Port of Shadows (1938), Le Jour Se Lève (1939), The Devil's Envoys (1942) and Children of Paradise (1945), the last of which has been cited as one of the greatest films of all time.

French - Director | August 18, 1906 - October 31, 1996

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

Marcel Carne

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

Marcel Carne

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

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

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, you know, I'm much older than I look.

Marcel Carne

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

Marcel Carne

But I still always felt the absence of a mother.

Marcel Carne

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

Marcel Carne

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