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.

Kafka truly illustrates the way the environment oppresses the individual. He shows how the unconscious controls our lives.

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

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

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.

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

Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.