Quotes

The truth is always less interesting than the fiction.

We are not Spielberg. Spielberg is successful, not us. [on himself and his brother Luc]

[Palme d'Or acceptance speech for Rosetta (1999)] I'll try and be as simple as the film we have made. Thank you for having loved Rosetta. Thank you very much.

[on Two Days, One Night (2014)] (Luc) wanted to show how this woman, without realizing it, over one weekend, manages to inspire a solidarity that was totally lost in the workplace. In the attempt to save herself, she manages to recreate this important element: solidarity. This is what interested us. Not pointing the finger at who is to blame, whether it's the company, our society or the harsh competitiveness of the working environment.

[press conference for The Unknown Girl (2016) at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival] There's no secret to co-directing. We're just one person. It's true. It doesn't look like that because there are two physical people, but we're actually just one person, otherwise we couldn't work well together. Because we're two, we can do things differently - one can be in front of the camera and one behind, but we're just one person.