I’ve seen many films, and many beautiful films. And I try to keep a certain level of quality of my films. I don’t do commercials,
AGNES VARDAI’ve seen many films, and many beautiful films. And I try to keep a certain level of quality of my films. I don’t do commercials,
AGNES VARDASociety is so slow. A feminist is a bore.
AGNES VARDAI was a photographer first.I worked alone. I did it my way as much as I could. I have been sort of courageous about doing things, because I didn’t think I should do less than my brothers.
AGNES VARDAI was free always. I could work without the money, to film this and that. But this is another point, because now I’m alone, and I can just use it when I want.
AGNES VARDAI wanted to speak strongly about feminism in my life, since it’s been a struggle.
AGNES VARDAI don’t believe in inspiration that arrives like a bolt from the blue … It seems to me that the more motivated I am by what I film, the more objectively I film.
AGNES VARDAThe boundaries between contemporary art and cinema are so rigid. It’s unbelievable.
AGNES VARDAIt’s interesting work for me to tell my life, as a possibility for other people to relate it to themselves – not so much to learn about me.
AGNES VARDAHumor is such a strong weapon, such a strong answer. Women have to make jokes about themselves, laugh about themselves, because they have nothing to lose.
AGNES VARDASometimes I say, If I had seen some masterpieces, maybe I wouldn’t have dared start. I started very – not innocent, but naïve in a way.
AGNES VARDAI had beautiful jewelery around me, and when I lost I would take the jewelery and say, Service – being very generous, because it was very expensive jewelery. I would say, Tip.
AGNES VARDAI live in cinema. I feel I’ve lived here forever.
AGNES VARDAYou have to be strong to be a carpenter, maybe, but the director of a film doesn’t need to have muscles.
AGNES VARDAYou know, an hour and fifty-four minutes is too much for audiences. They get nervous.
AGNES VARDAWe need to find another way or another shape or an allegory or something that tells us more.
AGNES VARDAPeople like my films. They understand me through my films; it’s like a connection that has been established between all my work and myself and the audience and the viewer.
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