ِِِِِِِِِِArt house theaters are vanishing. They have almost disappeared completely, and that means there's a shift in what audiences want to see. And they have to be aware of that and be realistic. It's as simple as that.

I am someone who takes everything very literally. I simply do not understand irony, a defect I have had ever since I was able to think independently.

You should bear in mind that almost all my documentaries are feature films in disguise.

Strangely enough, there's this mythology sprouting out that I cannot stop.

It doesn't matter whether you shoot on celluloid or on digital, you better make a good film.

For a moment the feeling crept over me that my work, my vision, is going to destroy me, and for a fleeting moment I let myself take a long, hard look at myself, something I would not otherwise do--out of instinct, on principle, out of self-preservation--look at myself with objective curiosity to see whether my vision has not destroyed me already. I found it comforting to note that I was still breathing.

If you do not have an absolutely clear vision of something, where you can follow the light to the end of the tunnel, then it doesn't matter whether you're bold or cowardly, or whether you're stupid or intelligent. Doesn't get you anywhere.