Patrice Leconte

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

— Patrice Leconte

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

— Patrice Leconte

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

— Patrice Leconte

Yes, I am very prolific.

— Patrice Leconte

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

— Patrice Leconte

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

— 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

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

— Patrice Leconte

If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director. Part of the freedom in directing,…

— Patrice Leconte

Married people from my generation are like an endangered species!

— Patrice Leconte

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

— Patrice Leconte

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

— Patrice Leconte

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

— Patrice Leconte

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

— 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've always done 20 things at once. It's my way of staying alive, not to keep one dish cooking, but several dishes…

— 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

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

— Patrice Leconte

I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation. I like to just go out and do it. Of course, that doesn't…

— 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…

— Patrice Leconte

I am not a fan of westerns particularly.

— Patrice Leconte

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

— Patrice Leconte

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…

— Patrice Leconte

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

— Patrice Leconte

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

— Patrice Leconte