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

The faculty of using my resources well diminishes when their number grows.

Unbalance so as to re-balance.

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

When a sound can replace an image, cut the image or neutralize it. The ear goes more towards the within, the eye towards the outer.

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.

The ear is profound, whereas the eye is frivolous, too easily satisfied. The ear is active, imaginative, whereas the eye is passive. When you hear a noise at night, instantly you imagine its cause. The sound of a train whistle conjures up the whole station. The eye can perceive only what is presented to it.