I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince. I always thought that the high prince was the lion or the magician, but the clown is the most important.

The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was 'Ben Hur'.

It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.

I would like to be Jupiter, and lie down in the firmament and make love to everybody.

Sometimes poetry, it is incomprehensible. But we need incomprehensible stuff! It is very healthy to talk about incomprehensible things! It is very healthy! We need it!

Maybe sometimes I have been wrong with some movies. Anyway, I try to do my best.

Stanley Kubrick is one of the geniuses of this century.