It is more difficult to manipulate with film than, for instance, video. The problem with video is that it gives you a thousand possibilities.

I am very romantic about communism even still, but I know terrible things happened.

I would say that I am a poor Christian; I'm not a believer. It was this idea very early in my life that life on Earth, nature or man could not be a creation of a merciful God.

That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them

Everything is going to hell, but we should smile all the way.

True values entail suffering. That’s the way we think. All in all, we tend to view melancholia as more true. We prefer music and art to contain a touch of melancholia. So melancholia in itself is a value. Unhappy and unrequited love is more romantic than happy love. For we don’t think that’s completely real, do we?…Longing is true. It may be that there’s no truth at all to long for, but the longing itself is true. Just like pain is true. We feel it inside. It’s part of our reality.

When I was younger, I was fascinated by David Bowie, for example. he had created an entire myth around himself. It was as important as his music.