My only model for being a father was my father, an illiterate on the margin of society.

I have learnt a lot about my body since my heart attack. I don't drink as much now as before.

I like the idea of bringing cartoon characters to life... and although the Americans have already attempted this, their culture is not sufficiently humane to make it work.

At twenty you have many desires which hide the truth, but beyond forty there are only real and fragile truths - your abilities and your failings.

If cinema is a woman then certainly there are many shores.

I never really like the characters I play. I only come to love them afterwards.

Cooking is not difficult. Everyone has taste, even if they don't realize it. Even if you're not a great chef, there's nothing to stop you understanding the difference between what tastes good and what doesn't.