La Haine

“La Haine, a movie that I love. I was involved in the film somehow. Honestly, I was not involved creatively in the movie at all. It is a beautiful film made by my friend Mathieu Kassovitz. I was working with him on developing another project with him, he’s also an actor, and he said, “You might want to see the movie that I just made, because, who knows, you might not like it and you might not want to work with me.” And I fell in love with the film. Great Performance by Vincent Cassel when he w...”

“La Haine, which means “the hate.” Mathieu Kassovitz film. One of the new pioneers of the French cinema. French cinema has always made their mark. But when La Haine came out, it was like a regeneration of it. So this has to go in your collection as opposed to my collection.”

“Mathieu Kassovitz. Because I didn't grew up learning about movies much. I think I was just, you know, watching TV and knowing about, you know, just classic blockbusters. And so I saw that on television one day when I was 14 or 13. And it really like moved me because it was the world I knew, but at the same time it was in an approach black and white. And there was an artistic approach that hit me. And at the same time I had never thought of being an artist. And you know...”

“[Translated] I haven't seen this one, Mathieu Kassovitz's La Haine. A friend who asked if I knew any good films about Paris recommended it, so I'll take it. Kassovitz's La Haine.”