We each need to find our own inspiration. Sometimes it is not easy.

I myself become terrified of death when I am in a negative state of mind. But the thought of death ceases to bother me once I become productive.

I can't stand modern movies. The images are too weird and eccentric for me.

I create women characters by watching the female staff at my studio. Half the staff are women.

I’d like to see Manhattan underwater. I’d like to see when the human population plummets and there are no more high rises, because nobody’s buying them. I’m excited about that. Money and desire—all that is going to collapse, and wild green grasses are going to take over.

You always have to appeal to your audience. You always have to consider how well your project will do in terms of admissions. I abandoned many stories because of that. But I don't get too down about it. It's something I accepted from the time I decided to work in films.

No matter how many weapons you have, no matter how great your technology might be, the world cannot live without love.