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.