A scene has to have a rhythm of its own, a structure of its own.

I've always played down the drama in my films. In my main scenes, there's never an opportunity for an actor to let go of everything he's got inside. I always try to tone down the acting, because my stories demand it, to the point where I might change a script so that an actor has no opportunity to come out well.

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.

Often to understand, we have to look into emptiness.

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

Life should be taken ironically; otherwise, it becomes a tragedy.

The moment always comes when, having collected one's ideas, certain images, an intuition of a certain kind of development- whether psychological or material- one must pass on to the actual realization.