I don't know whether I am ever bored. I never look at myself.

I didn't like university life much at Bologna. The subjects I studied - economics and business administration - didn't interest me. I wanted to make films. I was glad when I was graduated. Yet it's odd; on graduation day, I was overcome with a terrible sadness. I realized that my youth was over and now the struggle had begun.

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

We live in a society that compels us to go on using these concepts, and we no longer know what they mean.

I began taking liberties a long time ago; now it is standard practice for most directors to ignore the rules.

When a scene is being shot, it is very difficult to know what one wants it to say, and even if one does know, there is always a difference between what one has in mind and the result on film.

Sometimes actors' mistakes give me ideas I can use, because mistakes are always sincere, absolutely sincere.