People who do not see the terrible things therefore do not see the beautiful things, either.

I didn't choose solitude.

I could be with a woman in a bed, for weeks even, and it would seem to me like three seconds. Or 300 years.

The flamenco of the Gypsy has nothing to do with the flamenco for tourists. Real flamenco is like sex.

You have to protect yourself, your body, your being. You cannot treat it badly; you have to keep it, make as sensitive as possible

I actually get venereal disease more often than most people catch colds.

Why do I continue making movies? Making movies is better than cleaning toilets.