The point is not to direct someone, but to direct oneself.

The crude real will not by itself yield truth.

My movie is born first in my head, dies on paper; is resuscitated by the living persons and real objects I use, which are killed on film but, placed in a certain order and projected on to a screen, come to life again like flowers in water.

Ideally, nothing should be shown, but that’s impossible.

Two types of films: those that employ the resources of the theater (actors, direction, etc...) and use the camera in order to reproduce; those that employ the resources of cinematography and use the camera to create

Hide the ideas, but so that people find them. The most important will be the most hidden.

The most ordinary word, when put into place, suddenly acquires brilliance. That is the brilliance with which your images must shine.