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

I like skiing, among other things, because I have moments when I am alone in the mountains. That's fantastic, when there's nobody around you. You see miles around you, and the sun is almost down .

I don't know anyone who is not using drugs for the reason that they're illegal.

I never made a film which fully satisfied me.

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.

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

I consider myself more a craftsman than an artist.