The more elaborate your narrative, the more the spectator shuts up and listens obediently. And if the filmmaker keeps quiet, the spectator will himself project his own assumptions and sentiments onto the screen.

Hollywood films are alienating to the spectator because they use too much dialogue, too much explication and leave no space for the viewer. They depress me. I use direct sound, mono not stereo. Just direct sound, so for every shot there are only two sources. Sound creates an intimate effect: the sensation to feel the place. It makes the viewer enter. You have the liberty to hear what you want.

To retain his dignity, an artist must live in opposition. He must be critical of his country. If not, then he is worthless.

You can't go further than being naked.

Cinema is all about going back from shadow to light and back and forth: cinema is a place of transgression.

My life is existing. Cinema is certainly not my life

Matching character and actor is what a good director does.