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

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.

No critic writing about a film could say more than the film itself, although they do their best to make us think the oppposite.

A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provided they come close together.

It's easier to be faithful to a restaurant than it is to a woman.

Hype is the awkward and desperate attempt to convince journalists that what you've made is worth the misery of having to review it.

Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be.