The essayist has to follow a certain intellectual pattern. The novelist has the advantage of using fantasy, of being subjective.

I've always wondered why there isn't a great French novel about the German occupation. The nouveau roman authors weren't interested in telling that sort of thing.

Modern American cinema seems to me superficial. The intention is to understand a certain reality, and the result is nothing but a photographing of that reality.

What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other.

My only fantasy about writing was that in my old days, after directing many masterpieces, I would write my memoirs.

The nicest thing about feeling happy is that you think you'll never be unhappy again.

I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.