To the audience it doesn't really matter how much the director struggled with an actor. It's the result that counts.
Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theater.
Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.
My films are the expression of momentary desires. I follow my instincts, but in a disciplined way.
I consider myself more a craftsman than an artist.
I sometimes cry in the moments that are not necessarily dramatic or tragic in the films, often because of the music. I wonder whether it's the music that has that effect on you in this film.