The best photographers are super nice people and that its not a coincidence. Great photographers genuinely like people, and people can feel that. That's what makes people feel comfortable. It is important to appear confident with clients, but it is more important to not be afraid to act like a fool, have fun, laugh and shake your hips to get people comfortable.

I had never thought of making a western even as I was making it.

I can't see America any other way than with a European's eyes. It fascinates me and terrifies me at the same time.

I am searching as Diogenes did with his lantern for all of these wonderful human beings. I haven't found them yet.

I have to be honest about one thing. When I want to America, no on asked me how I was. Everyone always asked me, "How much do you make?"

America interests me above all because it is so filled with contradictions, interesting contradictions, which change constantly. Even if you've decided that you don't want to deal with that subject again, before you know it, the desire comes back to do it yet again.

Women had enormous weight in America. And they still have. Because they are truly the padrone [owners, masters] of America.