I don't think of myself as a rebel; I just say what I think.

As a director, you have to understand what is happening - if I don't understand it, you can't make changes.

The movie business is not about the money. Of course, you need money to make the movie. If you have a small budget, adapt yourself. Having $200 million dollars doesn't ensure that you're definitely going to make a good movie. There's so many examples that prove that.

I realized then that I didn't understand anything. I read all the books I could.

This clash of the culture, East and the West, us and them, Muslim and Christian, does not exist.

You cannot be completely nice. It's impossible. Who is it? Who is the perfect guy? Show him to me! It doesn't exist. And thank god.

But violence is news, to a certain extent, and people don't want complicated news. Because as soon as you realize things are complicated, your life becomes more complicated.