I've been lucky enough to have had the luxury of being able to make the picture I've wanted to make each time on my own terms and without compromise.
Every writer, to some extent, writes about himself.
But no one should have the right to manipulate my films in the first place.
The Opera was a very cold film, a hopeless and dark film, no hope, no love.
If you don't like my movies, don't watch them.
The psychiatrists examine you and ask you about your life and work, and then they decide whether your film can be shown or not. It's a horrible experience.