A book read by a thousand different people is a thousand different books.

Unspoken feelings are unforgettable.

My purpose is to make films that will help people to live, even if they sometimes cause unhappiness.

Objectivity can only be the author's and therefore subjective, even if he is editing a newsreel.

Never try to convey your idea to the audience - it is a thankless and senseless task. Show them life, and they'll find within themselves the means to assess and appreciate it.

A literary work can only be received through symbols, through concepts - for that is what words are; but cinema, like music, allows for utterly direct, emotional, sensuous perception of the work.

Of course life has no point. If it had, man would not be free.