Jacques Demy credited as playing...
Self
- Jacques Demy: I had no harsh memories until I was 12, until the war. There was a bombing of Nantes on September 7, 1943. It was a ghastly experience. And when you have memories like that -- and I have a very vivid memory -- that's when nothing matters anymore. After something as horrible as that you have the feeling nothing worse can ever happen. And that's when you start creating a fantasy world.
- Jacques Demy: It's just love that you send out in a certain manner, a way of communicating that I find more interesting if it's sung. It can be more tender, lavish, violent, aggressive, gentle, whatever. That's what interests me.
- Jacques Demy: My deepest influence was Bresson. He really changed my life. He revealed basic things to me about a different kind of filmmaking. Ophuls too. Why? They have nothing in common. One had a solemn touch, the other a light touch, but both equally serious.
- Jacques Demy: "Umbrellas" was my secret passion. It's really a story of love and war. Things that move me, like separation and fidelity. It's also a form that really fascinated me.
- Jacques Demy: [on "Parking"] I had the Beatles in mind too. John Lennon, Yoko Ono. I can't say why, but mixing civilizations also seemed like an interesting idea.