You have to strike hard from the beginning and create a depressurizing zone between the viewer's own life and the one onscreen. The creators of James Bond got it right: the attention-grabbing scene of each Bond movie is the very first one, before the opening credits.

The perfect crime is when you push someone to suicide. I once read a study that said everyone in the course of their life has thought of killing someone.

Hollwood creates useful entertainment. There are millions of people on earth who need distraction and American cinema fulfills that function.

Each time I hit a low point I learn the most. Failure is the best university.

It's funny: half my films were flops, half did well. It would be terrible if I'd had only success.

Appearance is valued too much in our society.

I've seen many films and read lots of thrillers - and I'm always disappointed that I can guess the story before the other viewers.