Patrice Leconte Quotes.
I like films that are well-written and concise and with not a lot of room for improvisation.
You may think it’s very presumptuous, but I really hope that my movies are going to turn people into better people.
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.
Working with a bunch of actors is like trying to tune each violin.
I can zero in on subtle things because I’m holding the camera.
What I expect of a movie reviewer is that he should love cinema as much as I do.
Sometimes it only takes three words, so long as they’re the right words, to direct an actor in the right way.
You can work, shop, do everything from home, and I find this unsettling.
I never storyboard. I hate it. I don’t understand why so many directors want to make comic strips of their films.
My movies are, more or less, very short. I’m terrified of boring an audience.
I think the best thing I learned from drawing comics is that it’s a great exercise in concision.
If a film is very clever and well-written, that’s what gives you freedom as a director.
Married people from my generation are like an endangered species!
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.
I am not a fan of westerns particularly.
Working with the same people is so much quicker and frees up your energy for other things.
I’m not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.