The whole concept of awards is silly. I cannot abide by the judgment of other people, because if you accept it when they say you deserve an award, then you have to accept it when they say you don't.

Eternal nothingness is fine if you happen to be dressed for it.

The key point about a demonstration is that it must be seen. Hence the term "demonstration." If a person demonstrates privately in his own home, this is not technically a demonstration but merely "acting silly" or "behaving like an ass.

My grandfather was a very insignificant man, actually. At his funeral his hearse followed the other cars.

Me sitting down for dinner with Ingmar Bergman felt like a house painter sitting down with Picasso.

If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.

One filmmaker makes films that are deep, intellectual, profound and confrontational. And the other one makes purely vacuous, escapist films. I'm not sure the one who makes escapist films is making a poorer contribution than the one who makes the deeper films.