The greatest danger for artists is total freedom.

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

I even see the cinema itself as a woman, with its alternation of light and darkness, of appearing and disappearing images

One of the greatest handicaps is to fear a mistake. You have stopped yourself. You have to move freely into the arena, not just to wait for the perfect situation, the perfect moment... If you have to make a mistake, it's better to make a mistake of action than one of inaction. If I had the opportunity again, I would take chances.

God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every now and again.

Marriage, if it is to survive, must be treated as the beginning, not as the happy ending.

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