When I did the film Generations, in which the character died, I felt like a guest for the first time. That made me very sad.

A director is a choreographer, both politically and creatively.

I love the musicality of words.

Don't be afraid of making an ass of yourself. I do it all the time and look what I got.

Writing is truly a creative art - putting word to a blank piece of paper and ending up with a full-fledged story rife with character and plot.

I envy the people who say, 'oh, well, I've got my name in the golden book and I'm going to be entered into the pearly gates.'

We live in grief for having left the womb, for having left the teat, then school, then home. In my case, it was leaving marriages, and the death of my wife.