I never really learned photography.

My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life.

This [the earthquake] was a very big influence on me, and the issue of life and death from then on does recur in my films.

A movie is about human beings, about humanity.

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.

Despite the great advantages of digital video and the great ease of using the medium, still those who use it have first to understand the sensitivities of how to best use the medium.

I was mentioning with the digital camera, maybe this new fashion of filmmaking gives a closer look of what life may be like. But it's still nothing but a copy.