Theatre is fake... The knife is not real, the blood is not real, and the emotions are not real. Performance is just the opposite: the knife is real, the blood is real, and the emotions are real.

You know, James Franco is one of the most interesting figures because he has no rules. He breaks all the borders.

An artist has to look at the future, to see what we can do better.

My mother and father had a terrible marriage. They celebrated their wedding anniversary one year with their friends. Why did they celebrate? Maybe because they had lasted so many years without killing each other.

There are two kinds of loss of hope, one is the feeling when your pulse slows down and you are going to die, and there's nothing else left. The other loss of hope is when you're living in a country which becomes insecure, and you don't know what the future is. That's existential.

Artists should never think of themselves as an idol. Fame is a side effect of one's work.

Being an artist is not easy - I have always said that to the students I have taught over the years. It's a huge sacrifice.