I would love to make a film about aging that would take place before the war. It would follow the stages in the life of a woman who would not have at her disposal the resources of today like cosmetic surgery, creams and pills.

Some experience is helpful. "The Pianist" was a film that I could make with my eyes closed because I had lived it and everything was still alive in me.

I don't think that there would be more users if drugs were legalized.

I simply think there's life after movies. I have to adhere to this philosophy, and therefore I like other things, and I have other passions. None are as big as movie-making, but they exist.

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

Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.

I never made a film which fully satisfied me.