What I like in pictures whether by an old director or a young director is when I have the feeling he or she is really using the capacity of film.

There are no more simple images... The world is too much for an image. You need several of them, a chain of images.

Killing a man in defense of an idea is not defending an idea; it is killing a man.

There is a problem in pretending I can still control my destiny in the commercial market.

Even with painting, even abstract paintings, you need the incoming of, light on the canvas.

ALPHA-60: Your name is written "Ivan Johnson," but it is pronounced "Lemmy Caution," Secret Agent Zero Zero Three of the Outlands. You are a threat to the security of Alphaville. CAUTION: I refuse to become what you call "normal." ... ALPHA-60: You cannot escape. The door is locked. CAUTION: Try to stop me, pal.

The average income in France is $1,000 a month, and you can't live decently on that.