As I don't consider myself exceptional, but simply a storyteller, each of my stories is really a period of my life. Deep down I feel that criticism of my work-which is the most sincere and authentic vision of myself-is unsuitable and immodest, whether it is favorable or unfavorable.

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

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

Our minds can shape the way a thing will be because we act according to our expectations.

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

Don't tell me what I'm doing; I don't want to know.

The greatest danger for artists is total freedom.