Search

Quick Access

Patrice Leconte Quotes

Patrice Leconte Quotes.

I like films that are well-written and concise and with not a lot of room for improvisation.
Patrice Leconte
You may think it’s very presumptuous, but I really hope that my movies are going to turn people into better people.
Patrice Leconte
I’m not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation. I like to just go out and do it. Of course, that doesn’t mean actors are free to do whatever they like, they’re always being directed.
Patrice Leconte
Working with a bunch of actors is like trying to tune each violin.
Patrice Leconte
I can zero in on subtle things because I’m holding the camera.
Patrice Leconte
What I expect of a movie reviewer is that he should love cinema as much as I do.
Patrice Leconte
Sometimes it only takes three words, so long as they’re the right words, to direct an actor in the right way.
Patrice Leconte
You can work, shop, do everything from home, and I find this unsettling.
Patrice Leconte
I never storyboard. I hate it. I don’t understand why so many directors want to make comic strips of their films.
Patrice Leconte
My movies are, more or less, very short. I’m terrified of boring an audience.
Patrice Leconte
I think the best thing I learned from drawing comics is that it’s a great exercise in concision.
Patrice Leconte
If a film is very clever and well-written, that’s what gives you freedom as a director.
Patrice Leconte
Married people from my generation are like an endangered species!
Patrice Leconte
No, but it’s not because I’m getting older that I’m trying to accelerate. But something very curious is happening: The older I get, the more ideas I’m getting.
Patrice Leconte
I am not a fan of westerns particularly.
Patrice Leconte
Working with the same people is so much quicker and frees up your energy for other things.
Patrice Leconte
I’m not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.
Patrice Leconte