Nothing regarding man is ever inhuman. That's why I make films, not iceboxes.

If an actor tries to understand too much, he will act in an intellectual and unnatural manner.

The script is simply a series of notes for the film.

The public buys "art" - but the word is drained of its meaning.

Another reason for switching to color is world television. In a few years, it will all be in color, and you can't compete against that with black-and-white films.

Till now I have never shot a scene without taking account of what stands behind the actors because the relationship between people and their surroundings is of prime importance.

The greatest danger for those working in the cinema is the extraordinary possibility it offers for lying.