Yes, women are stronger than us. They face more directly the problems that confront them, and for that reason they are much more spectacular to talk about. I don't know why I am more interested in women, because I don't go to any psychiatrists, and I don't want to know why.

The 1980s really ended for me in 1992 with the film Kika.

Cukor is one of my favorite directors. He was a master at directing women.

There is a mysterious stillness and intimacy of a woman doing her hair and make-up which attracts me.

I used this line to demonstrate how important colors are in movies: It's not a caprice.

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

Both sex and death are eternal themes. You could make thousands of movies on this theme, and whether you have a human being who is painting, singing, making a film, writing, these are the themes that you will come back to and return to. If you don't have any of these artistic expressions, sex is one of the only gifts that nature gave you for free, so it is very important to celebrate it. And then, with death, we are condemned to that. This is absolutely present in our lives.