I don't regard my career as something so precious that it comes before my convictions.

Future shock is a sickness which comes from too much change in too short a time. It's the feeling that nothing is permanent anymore.

I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

The first thing one must remember about film is that it is a young medium. And it is essential for every responsible artist to cultivate the ground that has been left fallow.

Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.

Friendship creates only the illusion of not being alone.

I don't want any description of me to be accurate; I want it to be flattering. I don't think people who have to sing for their supper ever like to be described truthfully - not in print anyway. We need to sell tickets, so we need good reviews.