I think that limitations are the most important part of any art form

Only a fool does not fear actors, but you can't beat them, and if you can't beat them, join them, as they say. As I've got older I've become very interested in that part of the work

Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in my opinion there is only one way: follow the rules.

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.

A film has to be like a stone in the shoe.

I am a man of very many anxieties but doing strange things with the camera is not one of them.

I am a man who likes to control things, and if I can't control them totally I will not control them at all.