In Europe, the houses and the apartments are getting smaller. So there is no need to increase the screen because the apartment is becoming smaller.

Reportage is interesting only when placed in a fictional context, but fiction is interesting only if it is validated by a documentary context.

When we talked, I talked about me, you talked about you, when we should have talked about each other.

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 fact is that, unless you are very good, most first movies are too long, and you lose your rhythm and your audience over two or three hours.

People like to say, 'What do you mean exactly?' I would answer, 'I mean, but not exactly.'