Leos Carax quotes

Leos Carax is a French film director, screenwriter, and critic, known for his visually inventive and poetic style. His acclaimed works include "Les Amants du Pont-Neuf" and "Holy Motors", which have won numerous awards and global recognition. He continues to influence contemporary cinema with his unique artistic vision. Here are 15 of his quotes:

The virtual world is not the enemy. The pioneers invented a world they believed in, but the followers must follow that world whether they believe in it or not. (Leos Carax)

Every film starts with two or three images. Then I try to edit these images.

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Even a fiction film is hard to end. You can going on shooting and editing a documentary forever.

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My films start with images, a few images and a few feelings, and I try to edit them together to see the correspondence between these images and these feelings.

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I don't work with people who ask me questions.

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I'm not only my films, but I'm pretty much my films.

Leos Carax

I care about cinema even though I haven't made many films.

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Men talk about art, and artists make art, but should artists talk?

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I feel that cinema is my country. But it's not my business.

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We all get a little tired of being ourselves sometimes. The answer is to reinvent yourself, but how do you do that and what is the cost?

Leos Carax

There's a real cowardice in the movie business. If you don't meet the right crazy people, you can't do it. (Leos Carax)

When I was 16, I felt very relieved to discover cinema. It was like an island where I could see life and death from another perspective. Every young person should be interested in that island. It's a beautiful place.

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When I was 16, I discovered this island called cinema and I thought: 'Oh, how wonderful; I'm ready.'

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I'm not a cineaste. I've made so few films. Sometimes it feels each one is the last one or the first one.

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Cinema is a territory. It exists outside of movies. It's a place I live in. It's a way of seeing things, of experiencing life. But making films, that's supposed to be a profession.

Leos Carax

Leos Carax

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Photo: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0

Occupation: French Director
Born: November 22, 1960
Quotes count: 15

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