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

The silent film has a lot of meanings. The first part of the film is comic. It represents the burlesque feel of those silent films. But I think that the second part of the film is full of tenderness and emotion.

A dead love never dies.

My mother was an extremely creative woman, despite the fact that she lived the life of a rural housewife.

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

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

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