I really believe the form of the film must be in the scenario; cinema is not just added value to the scripting. I believe in it as a totality.

I really believe the form of the film must be in the scenario; cinema is not just added value to the scripting. I believe in it as a totality.

The most heroic thing you can do is tell someone that you love them.

If I ask my actors to bare themselves, to reveal themselves as almost naked, I have to bare myself, expose myself as well. That's what creates excitement.

It's truly gratifying to see my films reach beyond a familiar public, to get a chance to move new audiences. It's nuts. It's extraordinary.

I think 'Scarface' is a great film, but if you have a character like Tony Montana, you don't identify with him at all. I think it's very interesting instead to identify yourself with a character you don't like all the time. You can create a tension between the fiction and the viewer. You force the spectator to wonder about his actions.

In movies, it's so easy to have this 'boom,' to kill, and I think that's inhumane.