The man who thinks he can do without the world is indeed mistaken; but the man who thinks the world cannot do without him is mistaken even worse.

I've always had the impression that real militants are like cleaning women, doing a thankless, daily but necessary job.

I prefer to be busy all day long, and when you work for someone else, you're not busy enough.

I am often asked at what point in my love affair with films I began to want to be a director or a critic. Truthfully, I don't know. All I know is that I wanted to get closer and closer to films.

Some day I'll make a film that critics will like. When I have money to waste.

The man who thinks he can do without the world is indeed mistaken; but the man who thinks the world cannot do without him is mistaken even worse.

A film is a boat which is always on the point of sinking-it always tends to break up as you go along and drag you under with it.