I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you.

What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don't they?

I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself.

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 believe in characters as vehicles of exposition. Their voices are full of hidden clues, and I like to listen to them.

Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time.

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