45 Quotes by Patrice Leconte

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

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

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

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.

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

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

I never storyboard. I hate it. I don’t understand why so many directors want to make comic strips of their films.

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.

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.