I think that one can have luck if one tries to create an atmosphere of spontaneity.

There is no such thing as a good paparazzo. A good paparazzo, that's a paparazzo who has had his camera broken. In fact, they are bandits, thieves of photography. (Statement after photographs were published showing Jackie Onassis sunbathing nude.)

Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line between the imaginary and the real.

Nothing is sadder than laughter; nothing more beautiful, more magnificent, more uplifting and enriching than the terror of deep despair.

Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets.

A created thing is never invented and it is never true: it is always and ever itself.

I don’t like the idea of “understanding” a film. I don’t believe that rational understanding is an essential element in the reception of any work of art. Either a film has something to say to you or it hasn’t. If you are moved by it, you don’t need it explained to you. If not, no explanation can make you moved by it.