I make movies for my needs. My goal has never, never, never been to make shocking movie.

The Flower of My Secret is definitely more based in true emotions. I also wanted to make something more realistic, but not naturalistic or simple.

Each actor is a very different person, and each one has to be directed very differently.

When I was young I thought: when I am 60 my necessities will be very different. As I get near that age, I realise they are similar to what they were when I was 25.

Never again work in the same conditions in whichyou made your first film. It's good to take risks, but not thatmuch risk.

I'm more interested to show the darkest places of myself, and I don't joke about it.

Even though I love my mother, I didn't want to make an idealized portrait of her. I'm fascinated more by her defects - they are funnier than her other qualities.