I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my life.

If a spectator with a philosophical mind, somebody accustomed to reading books, gets the same kind of information in a movie, he might not fully understand it.

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.

As a rule, one should never place form over content.

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

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

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