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 don't rehash the past. It's my baggage. That's all. I accept things as they are.

I want people to go to the movies. I am the man of the spectacle. I'm playing.

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

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

I admire actors for their infinite patience. That's why they need all those trailers and all their crowd of people who pamper them. But it is a drag to get up sometimes at 4:30 in the morning and get into makeup, and wait forever until they call you onto the set.

I don't really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man who is beheaded, you have to show how they cut off his head. If you don't, it's like telling a dirty joke and leaving out the punch line.