The director is the only person who knows what the film is about.

There's always some room for improvisation.

The director is the only person who knows what the film is about.

The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these days.

Cinema’s characteristic forte is its ability to capture and communicate the intimacies of the human mind.

I've made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays, all the others have been based on short stories or novels, and I find the long short story ideal for adaptation.

I wouldn't mind taking a rest for three or four months, but I have to keep on making films for the sake of my crew, who just wait for the next film because they're not on a fixed salary.