Most of ideologies are not based on the individual - no matter what they say. There are these peoples' democracies, nationalism - they're all dictatorships. And I think any kind of dictatorship is bad for the individual.

Capitalism is supposedly free enterprise. Supposedly about the free individual. But capitalism itself is so massive that the guy on the street gets caught in paying rent, taxes, and he doesn't own himself at all.

I have a sixth sense for casting. I just have to see and talk to the actors. I never make tests. I like to work with crowds. I like to get the principals in a crowd. When they do, something else comes off, something special.

There are no rules in filmmaking

I always felt the world cannot fall apart as long as free men see the rainbow, feel the rain and hear the laugh of a child.

Don't follow trends, start trends.

Scriptwriting is the toughest part of the whole racket... the least understood and the least noticed