Pornography is not in the hands of the child who discovers his sexuality by masturbating, but in the heart of the adult who slaps him.

I haven't made a movie for a while, but I've watched a lot. It's my major waste of time. I like to work, but also to be waiting for work.

If you mention any ideological thing about shooting Last Tango in Paris, I was thinking I was doing a political film.

I accept all interpretations of my films. The only reality is before the camera. Each film I make is kind of a return to poetry for me, or at least an attempt to create a poem.

I think that I used to love Hollywood movies. I remember great phases and moments. But, unfortunately, now is not the moment.

I like to be in a huis clos, as the French say - in one place. It's something that in general can create a bit of claustrophobia. But for me, claustrophobia becomes almost immediately claustrophilia. I love it!

Sometimes I think that I understand my movies after I make them. Really. I go very often off of instinct.