I think violence can never be justified. At the same time, nobody’s culture or beliefs should be insulted, that’s not something I can accept either. But I cannot justify or accept any violence at all.

In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you.

If we're not going to take full advantage of digital, then 35mm is a better medium. Especially for shooting dramas - I have no problem with 35mm.

As long as I take the responsibility of the choice, I have to make the choice that is as right as possible.

I never really learned photography.

It's not so much a question of whether we've shot it through 35mm or digital video; what is important is whether the audience accepts it as real.

Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.