The most mysterious feminine factor, the existence that we men, we don't know. It's woman. It's feminine. That's what the sword is about. That's the symbolic meaning of the sword.

Emotions serve characters' purposes. That is their motivation.

I think a lot of people do big movies not because they are talented artists but because they can function in the circumstances.

There's a level of sophistication of filmmaking that's mind-boggling. Anything you need for your movie, there's an establishment that can make it happen really fast.

When I have a full schedule like that, I don't see myself sitting there for a couple of months, doing the research, going through a painful process, it's just not my thing anymore.

I think each movie-making process is a very exhausting and satisfying and fulfilling experience for me.

As artists, we like night more than day sometimes.