I believe there's only good cinema and bad cinema.

Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can't limit it to one particular culture.

Close-Up is a very particular film in my oeuvre. It's a film that was made in a very particular way; mainly because I didn't really have the time to think about how to go about making the film.

I thought that choosing a non-professional was a condition for me, because it would allow Juliette to have a less-professional way of acting. It would challenge her performance as a professional actress.

It seems that film-makers are being divided between those working in digital and those who are not. I think it's not something predetermined - it all depends on what project we have in mind, and on that basis we choose the medium.

I have no advice for anyone on how to live.

I never reflect or convey that which I have not experienced myself.