Marriage is a tyranny, a mortification of man's natural instincts. Man needs a multiplicity of relationships.

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

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

The only place where you can be a dictator and still be loved is on the movie set

I think television has betrayed the meaning of democratic speech, adding visual chaos to the confusion of voices. What role does silence have in all this noise?

Like many people, I have no religion, and I am just sitting in a small boat drifting with the tide. I live in the doubts of my duty.... I think there is dignity in this, just to go on working.... Today we stand naked, defenseless, and more alone than at any time in history. We are waiting for something, perhaps another miracle, perhaps the Martians. Who knows?

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