Stupidity is infinitely more fascinating that intelligence. Intelligence has its limits while stupidity has none.

A woman is subject matter enough.

To observe a profoundly stupid individual can be very enriching, and that's why we should never feel contempt for them.

You have to accept the fact that sometimes you are the pigeon, and sometimes you are the statue.

You make a film to distract people, to interest them, perhaps to make them think, perhaps to help them be a little less naive, a little better than they were.

I like making black and white films in natural surroundings, but I much prefer shooting a color film inside a studio where the colors are easier to control.

There is no new wave, only the sea.