Quotes by Leos Carax

About Leos Carax:

Alex Christophe Dupont is a French film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was Boy Meets Girl (1984), and his notable works include Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991) and Holy Motors (2012). His professional name is an anagram of his real name, 'Alex', and 'Oscar'.
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I changed my name when I was 13. I don't know why but it made sense at the time. I wanted another identity. I wanted to reinvent myself.

Leos Carax

I travel, I read, I write, I have other lives. But when I have a camera, I know that's my country, my island.

Leos Carax

When I made my first film, I had hardly ever seen a camera before, and I was a young man when I arrived in Paris from the suburbs. At the time, I didn't talk much. I was very shy, so the bluff served me. I was telling people that I had no money, and ...

Leos Carax

I don't think men were meant to be interviewed.

Leos Carax

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

Leos Carax

Author Bio

  • NameLeos Carax
  • DescriptionFrench film director
  • AliasesAlexandre Oscar Dupont; Alex Christophe Dupont
  • BornNovember 22, 1960
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Screenwriter; Actor