When I'm writing something, if it gets too serious, I just can't bear it, so I take a step back and take the overall scene in and vent the air a little bit.

If I want to relax and not do anything, I don't want to leave home.

As I grow older I spend more time with my wife, and gradually my interest in the woman's world is growing.

I grew up in a very Catholic family. Up until puberty, I would go to a Catholic church every week.

Actually, I can't stand watching violent scenes in films; I avoid watching horror films. I don't tend to watch action films mainly because I find them boring, but I watch the films of David Cronenberg and Martin Scorsese, usually in a state close to having a heart attack. I'm a complete coward. I make violent films as a result of my sensitivity to violence - in other words, my fear of violence.

I'm not the kind of director who aims to send a message out.

If you would ask me what my ideal process is, I would say, long pre-production, long production and long post-production.