In any group there is more or less tension between people, and there are complicities and affinities.

Everything goes by so fast that if you want to be a part of it, you need to go that fast. But because you go that fast, you don't lead the life you should lead.

It was really hard to find another project after my first film.

I'm an absolute fan of 1970s New York in films like 'Mean Streets' and 'Dog Day Afternoon.

It's physically and psychologically exhausting to make a film.

You have to draw on your unconscious when you make a film - you can't worry about whether it's costing a lot of money.

I would rather do really good French films than 'American Pie.'