When I have something to work against, it liberates my imagination. I believe very much in authentic inspiration. I'm not about calculation.

I'm a man who struggles with melancholy and depression, but I am a very productive filmmaker and I work constantly, with no pause. Even in the worst of crises, I manage to produce work. And that's keeping me alive.

When I have something to work against, it liberates my imagination. I believe very much in authentic inspiration. I'm not about calculation.

When I make films, I'm very conscious about leaving space for an uncertainty, and for some unexpected things.

I like to apply storytelling methods and techniques to try to frame the story in an interesting way, but you can never control what's happening.

I like the idea of chance coming into filmmaking, in shooting, in editing, and I do make space in my rules of game for chance.

Every time I go to Haiti after a season of busy work in Europe, I feel like I'm submerging into a certain state of mind, which is very productive.