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 want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and roll is that I'm suspicious.

In film, you can't go into analytical explorations because the audience will reject that.

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.

Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for quick consumption, but they have survived 50 years and are still growing.

I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That's the genesis of all my work.

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