A director is a man, therefore he has ideas; he is also an artist, therefore he has imagination. Whether they are good or bad, it seems to me that I have an abundance of stories to tell. And the things I see, the things that happen to me, continually renew the supply.
Michelangelo AntonioniTill 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.
Michelangelo AntonioniWe live in a society that compels us to go on using these concepts, and we no longer know what they mean.
Michelangelo AntonioniIn any case, the idea of giving "all" of reality is overly simple and absurd.
Michelangelo AntonioniMy films have always had an element of immediate autobiography, in that I shoot any particular scene according to the mood I'm in that day, according to the little daily experiences I've had and am having - but I don't tell what has happened to me. I would like to do something more strictly autobiographical, but perhaps I never will, because it isn't interesting enough.
Michelangelo Antonioni