I think that men of my generation - not me in particular - are among the most fortunate men in the universe.

My mother was an actress. My father was an actor and a director. I am the son of filmmakers.

The first must that any director has is to not force his public.

If a director takes the time to document - to step back to observe - I think it I more honest. Because it has to be the public that makes the conclusions and who, possibly, resolves the situation.

I never worry about what they think about me. Because I feel so far away from what my Italian colleagues have done that I almost automatically become an isolated director.

I didn't want [actress] just to be a woman standing at the window, waving hello and goodbye to men as they came and went in the world that they were struggling through. I wanted her to have a true function.

I've shot films in Africa. I've shot in America - English is not my language.