Purely cinematic film ... actually the purest expression of a cinematic idea.

The film of tomorrow will not be directed by civil servants of the camera, but by artists for whom shooting a film constitutes a wonderful and thrilling adventure.

I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself.

When I begin a film, I want to make a great film. Halfway through, I just hope to finish the film.

Hitchcock loves to be misunderstood, because he has based his whole life around misunderstandings.

Is the cinema more important than life?

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