What I do is to collaborate with each actor and work one-on-one to create a character. And that is a matter of huge complexity and is a combination of a great deal of discussion and a lot of practical work. It involves a lot of consideration for the real people out there, and all kinds of sources of real people. The result is the character. But I'm not supposed to talk about what it is we do, because it's nobody's business.

Some of my favorite movies are Hollywood movies. Hollywood is part of the cinematic spectrum. I nurture a healthy love-hate relationship with Hollywood.

There is a great tradition of independent filmmaking in the U.S. that I absolutely respect. There's some wonderful stuff that comes out in this country against all the odds.

Resolve was never stronger than in the morning, after the night, when it was never weaker

I feel very much ideologically, politically if you like, and emotionally part of the European cinema.

Films are made all over the world all the time and only a thin slice of that product is Hollywood.

The main problem is that the Hollywood system has already made the film before the director shoots a single frame.