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

I've always dreamed of getting to know the women of other countries better. When I was a boy, I remember, I used to get angry at the thought that I did not know German or American or Swedish women.

Favourite directors change, like favorite authors. I had a passion for Gide and Stein and Faulkner. But now they're no use to me anymore. I've assimilated them - so, enough, they are a closed chapter. This also applies to film directors.

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

People are always misquoting me.

I've made films about the middle classes because I know them best. Everyone talks about what he knows best.

I am neither a sociologist nor a politician. All I can do is imagine for myself what the future will be like.