Latest Patrice Leconte Quotes from Interviews

• Sometimes it only takes three words, so long as they're the right words, to direct an actor in the right way.

  Patrice Leconte

  Long, Three, Actors

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• 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

  Mean, Preparation, Actors

  Source: www.indiewire.com

• If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director. Part of the freedom in directing, for me, is that I'm also the camera operator. That's the place where things are less rigid, where I can adjust as I go along.

  Patrice Leconte

  Clever, Giving, Cameras

  Source: www.indiewire.com

• 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

  Able, Taste, Comedy

  Source: www.indiewire.com

• I see people growing more and more isolated in their lives. It's not like it's a new thing, but it's more preoccupying now as you can do so many things without leaving your home. You can work, shop, do everything from home, and I find this unsettling.

  Patrice Leconte

  Home, People, Leaving

  Source: www.indiewire.com

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

  Patrice Leconte

  Exercise, Thinking, Drawing

  Source: www.indiewire.com

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

  Patrice Leconte

  Passion, Mean, Different

  Source: www.indiewire.com

• 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

  Writing, Mirrors, Years

  Source: www.indiewire.com