We are equal human beings, and we were born with evil and anger and misunderstanding of what a man is, and so we are as needy and wanting to be part of him, as he, obviously, was needing and wanting to be part of us. And that's why I've really taken the freedom, because it's an adaptation, to give her a voice.

If only we could accept that there is no difference between us where human values are concerned. Whatever sex.

If a person is found dead here, a postmorten will always reveal whether he has spent less than three weeks in the city. That is the length of time it takes this pollution to invade the body, after which it is there forever.

it is only in statistics that people die by the millions. Each person dies individually, in his own predicament.

Life experiences become acting experiences, which in turn become life experiences.

I can't expect people to decide that they will change with me, so I can see why I'm on the old side.

It is only the untalented director who imagines him or herself in every part, wants his or her own thoughts and emotions portrayed; it is only the untalented who make their own limitations those of the actors as well.