Patrice Leconte
Patrice Leconte
Patrice Leconteis a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth12 November 1947
CountryFrance
exercise thinking drawing
I think the best thing I learned from drawing comics is that it's a great exercise in concision.
writing years drawing
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.
long three actors
Sometimes it only takes three words, so long as they're the right words, to direct an actor in the right way.
thinking people may
You may think it's very presumptuous, but I really hope that my movies are going to turn people into better people.
cinema affection feels
I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own.
zero cameras holding-on
I can zero in on subtle things because I'm holding the camera.
fans
I am not a fan of westerns particularly.
Yes, I am very prolific.
film form written
I like films to be complete in their written form.
mean preparation actors
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.
ideas young filmmaker
When I was young, my idea was to become a filmmaker.
film well-known wells
I would rather my films be well-known than I be well-known.