Film is simply the most complex way you can express yourself

On the set I make jokes I can't get too involved, or it turns into sentimental soup. I try to keep it light.

To decide to film a movie again shot by shot, you must be masochistic to a certain degree because it is a much greater challenge.

Film is 24 lies per second at the service of truth, or at the service of the attempt to find the truth.

The trouble is that when you read criticisms about the other films that I've made you get the impression that they're all about themes, or problems, or ideas. But those are actually things that develop out of characters, out of images and out of other things. These more abstract things develop while working on the material, and out of it. It's not a theoretical exercise from the outset.

Unfortunately, you're helpless when people interpret your work wrongly. There are simply people who can't or won't understand or accept what you're trying to do. When you take the risk of expressing yourself in public, you have to open yourself to that possibility.

Films that are entertainments give simple answers but I think that's ultimately more cynical, as it denies the viewer room to think. If there are more answers at the end, then surely it is a richer experience.