I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams.

I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them when they were finished because they were simple copies of the films I saw in childhood.

If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force.

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

Your reality, isn’t restricted by this cell we live in. If you read something, if you study something, you transcend any cell you’re inside of

We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their power.

Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying.