The phrase is taken from the unforgettable monologue delivered by Luc Picard at the very end of the first film he directed, The Hearing (2005), like a farewell letter from his collector character to this son he will never know: “Tell yourself that if you stop finding life mysterious, it’s because you’re playing butt. » Luc Picard, for his part, never ceased to find life mysterious.
Episode 6: Luc Picard
“I prefer someone sincere, who is sometimes wrong, to someone who is a liar, who is always right,” says actor and director Luc Picard, who confides in his relationship with compromises, his friendship with Pierre Falardeau , his admiration for his son Henri and his infinite love of the game.
PHOTO HUGO-SÉBASTIEN AUBERT, THE PRESS
Actor Luc Picard with journalist Dominic Tardif
Three quotes from our interview
About Michel Chartrand
“He was a very charming man, one of the most authentic human beings I have met in my life. […] I don’t think he was afraid. All the fears we have, he didn’t have them. And also, I think he loved life, so he trusted life. He didn’t calculate matters. He said what he thought and he meant what he said. »
About Pierre Falardeau
“He was very funny, Pierre. We talked about politics, current affairs, sport, a lot of cinema. He asked me a lot of questions about the game: How do you get to such and such a place? But Pierre was fascinated by professions in general, by any profession. A bricklayer, he could have asked him questions for hours. He found it beautiful. He was a guy who was interested in humanity. »
About his son Henri’s performance in The plunger
“It was overwhelming. I was so nervous that I had to watch the movie two, three more times to really appreciate it. The night of the premiere, as soon as I went to see Henri, I started bawling. There were many, many emotions. It was intense. I was really just well lover. »
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