I'm not pessimistic about people in general, but only about the way they live.

I'm not wild about hand-held shots.

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.

There is no new wave, only the sea.

I wanted to make a film about stupid people that was very vulgar and deeply stupid. From that moment on I can hardly be reproached for making a film that is about stupid people.

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

I'm not pessimistic about people in general, but only about the way they live.