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?
Writers are not meant for action.
In film, you can't go into analytical explorations because the audience will reject that.
I only understand realism.
Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader.
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.