If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.

Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.

I suppose all of my films have a common theme. If I think about it, though, the only theme I can think of is really a question: Why can’t people be happier together?

The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they've been given. I believe you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.

There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.

The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making. Yet pleasure in the work can’t be achieved unless you know you have put all of your strength into it and have done your best to make it come alive. A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.

I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.