I hope my films will never completely be without the ability to mark anybody.

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.

I encouraged the cast to make up their own lines.

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 think working with actors is a little bit how a chef would work with a potato or a piece of meat. You have to kind of have a look at the potato or the piece of meat and see what kind of possibilities are in the ingredient. I know I'm using the wrong metaphor. I think my job is to see what potato is there and from there, just work under their conditions.

I think its a very strange question that I have to defend myself. I don’t feel that. You are all my guests, it’s not the other way around, that’s how I feel.

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