It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied.

I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it.

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

I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you.

It's my own personal unconscious that ultimately creates the novel's aesthetic facade.

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

I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones.