Patrice Leconte Quotes & Sayings

Working with the same people is so much quicker and frees up your energy for other things. — Patrice Leconte

I like films that are well-written and concise and with not a lot of room for improvisation. — Patrice Leconte

If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director. — Patrice Leconte

I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation. — Patrice Leconte

I've always done 20 things at once. It's my way of staying alive, not to keep one dish cooking, but several dishes going. And I'm pretty organized. — 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

Working with a bunch of actors is like trying to tune each violin. — 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 can zero in on subtle things because I'm holding the camera. — Patrice Leconte

Love stories that are too simple don't deserve to have films made about them. — 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

I think the best thing I learned from drawing comics is that it's a great exercise in concision. — Patrice Leconte

Married people from my generation are like an endangered species! — Patrice Leconte

I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own. — Patrice Leconte

I did the drawing and writing - for five years. I made a lot of short films the whole while and I made a promise to myself in front of the mirror that I would stop drawing when I signed my first contract for a feature film. — Patrice Leconte

But I won't work with the exact same crew film after film because I feel the work would get a little complacent. — Patrice Leconte

I am not a fan of westerns particularly. — Patrice Leconte

What stirs my passion is making cinema, and that means doing different things, making different types of films. — Patrice Leconte

I would rather my films be well-known than I be well-known. — Patrice Leconte

My movies are, more or less, very short. I'm terrified of boring an audience. — Patrice Leconte

As a spectator, I have very eclectic taste, whether it's comedies or action or very small, intimate films. And I feel as a filmmaker I should be able to have that same eclectic taste. — Patrice Leconte

I like films to be complete in their written form. — Patrice Leconte

Yes, I am very prolific. — Patrice Leconte

You can work, shop, do everything from home, and I find this unsettling. — 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

When I was young, my idea was to become a filmmaker. — Patrice Leconte

What I expect of a movie reviewer is that he should love cinema as much as I do. — Patrice Leconte