Patrice Leconte Quotes

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

  Patrice Leconte

  Clever, Giving, Directors

  "Arms Wide Open: Patrice Leconte Talks About 'Intimate Strangers'". www.indiewire.com. July 30, 2004.

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• Married people from my generation are like an endangered species!

  Patrice Leconte

  Anniversary, Marijuana, People

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• You may think it's very presumptuous, but I really hope that my movies are going to turn people into better people.

  Patrice Leconte

  Thinking, People, May

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• 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

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• I can zero in on subtle things because I'm holding the camera.

  Patrice Leconte

  Zero, Cameras, Holding On

  "Arms Wide Open: Patrice Leconte Talks About 'Intimate Strangers'". Interview with Ryan Mottesheard, www.indiewire.com. July 30, 2004.

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

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  Cinema, Affection, Feels

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

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  Simple, Stories, Love Story

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• 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

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• Yes, I am very prolific.

  Patrice Leconte

  "INTERVIEW: Man on the Bridge; Leconte Balances Classic and Contemporary with 'Widow'". Interview with Anthony Kaufman, www.indiewire.com. February 28, 2001.

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• 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

  Littles, Film, Crew

  "Arms Wide Open: Patrice Leconte Talks About 'Intimate Strangers'". IndieWire Interview, www.indiewire.com. July 30, 2004.

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• 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

  Ideas, Getting Older, Trying

  "INTERVIEW: Man on the Bridge; Leconte Balances Classic and Contemporary with 'Widow'". Interview with Anthony Kaufman, www.indiewire.com. february 28, 2001.

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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

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

  Patrice Leconte

  Rooms, Film, Wells

  "Arms Wide Open: Patrice Leconte Talks About 'Intimate Strangers'". IndieWire Interview, www.indiewire.com. July 30, 2004.

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

  Patrice Leconte

  Boring, Audience, Terrified

  "Arms Wide Open: Patrice Leconte Talks About 'Intimate Strangers'". IndieWire Interview, www.indiewire.com. July 30, 2004.

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

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  Cinema, Should, Reviewers

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

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  Long, Three, Actors

  Source: www.indiewire.com

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• Working with a bunch of actors is like trying to tune each violin.

  Patrice Leconte

  Trying, Tunes, Actors

  "INTERVIEW: Man on the Bridge; Leconte Balances Classic and Contemporary with 'Widow'". Interview with Anthony Kaufman, www.indiewire.com. February 28, 2001.

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

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  People, Energy

  "Arms Wide Open: Patrice Leconte Talks About 'Intimate Strangers'". IndieWire Interview, www.indiewire.com. July 30, 2004.

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• I am not a fan of westerns particularly.

  Patrice Leconte

  Fans

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• 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

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

  Patrice Leconte

  Home, Shops

  "Arms Wide Open: Patrice Leconte Talks About 'Intimate Strangers'". IndieWire Interview, www.indiewire.com. July 30, 2004.

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• I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.

  Patrice Leconte

  House, Preparation, Rehearsal

  "Arms Wide Open: Patrice Leconte Talks About “Intimate Strangers”". Interview with Ryan Mottesheard, www.indiewire.com. July 30, 2004.

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• I would rather my films be well-known than I be well-known.

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  Film, Well Known, Wells

  "Arms Wide Open: Patrice Leconte Talks About 'Intimate Strangers'". IndieWire Interview, www.indiewire.com. July 30, 2004.

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• When I was young, my idea was to become a filmmaker.

  Patrice Leconte

  Ideas, Young, Filmmaker

  "Arms Wide Open: Patrice Leconte Talks About 'Intimate Strangers'". IndieWire Interview, www.indiewire.com. July 30, 2004.

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• I like films to be complete in their written form.

  Patrice Leconte

  Film, Form, Written

  "Arms Wide Open: Patrice Leconte Talks About 'Intimate Strangers'". IndieWire Interview, www.indiewire.com. July 30, 2004.

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