In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert?

If the novelist shares his or her problems with the characters, he or she is able to study his personal unconscious.

I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue.

Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time.

Being a man (male "macho") does not give you right to anything.

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

I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or watch a movie that makes me cry.