Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theater.

Every failure made me more confident. Because I wanted even more to achieve as revenge, to show that I could.

My films are the expression of momentary desires. I follow my instincts, but in a disciplined way.

To the audience it doesn't really matter how much the director struggled with an actor. It's the result that counts.

If you have a great passion it seems that the logical thing is to see the fruit of it, and the fruit are children.

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone - and this is my biggest satisfaction.

Normal love isn't interesting. I assure you that it's incredibly boring.