[Film] is better quality. It’s really as simple as that. I’ve heard, like, a million times, people explaining that digital is cheaper, that it’s lighter, that it’s better quality — I mean, it’s wrong. In terms of cost, it’s the same price. In terms of weight, it’s heavier and more complicated. And, in terms of texture, it’s not half as good as 35mm. So I’ve, really quickly, done the math.

OLIVIER ASSAYAS on why he prefers to shoot on film.

me, i’m just happy that he’s continuing to shoot on *anything.*

excerpted from a great new interview that you can / should read over at The Film Stage.

(via criterioncorner)