When people approach me about my films it is usually to tell me how much they hate them.

There's a lot of ridiculous hypocrisy about sex in films today. And that's one of the reasons why I made 9 Songs, to say, "Why can't you put sex in a film?"

I think it would be impossible if you had a name like mine not to get a little flack for it.

You can almost take the book and use it as a script.

There's still a 1950s view of cinema, that there's one audience and they all want to see the same thing.

The great thing about not having a script is there's nothing you have to shoot that day. When you start filming, you can shoot anything you want. There's no pressure to shoot anything. Whatever interests you that day is what you're shooting. That's a big liberation that makes it more enjoyable and more relaxed. I think if you have that kind of framework it can make it a much more satisfying thing to work on and to watch as well.

I still enjoy watching films more than making them.