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

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

I don't believe in total freedom for the artist. Left on his own, free to do anything he likes, the artist ends up doing nothing at all. If there's one thing that's dangerous for an artist, it's precisely this question of total freedom, waiting for inspiration and all the rest of it.

When I do things without any explanation, but just with spontaneity...I can be sure that I am right.

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

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

Regrets are a waste of time. They're the past crippling you in the present.