Quotes by Jean-Pierre Leaud

About Jean-Pierre Leaud:

Jean-Pierre Léaud is a French actor, best known for playing Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's series of films about that character, beginning with The 400 Blows in 1959. He also worked several times with Jean-Luc Godard, and is a notable figure of the French New Wave.
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The strongest moments in my life are when I'm filming. It's an adventure. As an actor I try to seduce someone, try to share something. The rest of my time is spent exploring experiences with women.

Jean-Pierre Leaud

My mother was an actress in comedies. My father wrote scenarios. They were not opposed to my being an actor. I really didn't know what it meant, but I wanted to be one anyway.

Jean-Pierre Leaud

I always felt that with an Antoine Doinel film, Truffaut was taking a vacation, that Francois could relax when making a Doinel film. All of the language came to him very easily. 'The 400 Blows,' I felt, was a collage of all his childhood experiences....

Jean-Pierre Leaud

Author Bio

  • NameJean-Pierre Leaud
  • DescriptionFrench actor
  • BornMay 28, 1944
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionActor
  • AwardsKnight Of The Legion Of Honour