I don't do anything that would ever come across as advice or suggestion, but it's just part of a debate. Like, "I would like to try this," or "Let me do another one with more stillness, let me emphasize that." Rather than "I think you should emphasize this, I think" - you know, I don't impose choices.

I think the cinema you like has more to do with silence, and the theater you like has more to do with language.

If your best friend has stolen your girlfriend, it does become life and death.

I think I'm more bonded, emotionally and in a craft sense, to films that tell extraordinary stories about extraordinary destinies.

The biggest surprise in a man's life is old age.

I have never felt bereft of anything.

There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating and wonderful place to be, when things are running well.