It's A Pity That I Can Never

I Don't Want The Director To Have To Make Any Decisions Except To Say "action" And "cut."

Each Actor Is A Very Different Person, And Each One Has To Be Directed Very Differently.

If I Had Not Been Successful As A Director, Then I'm Sure I Would Still Be Telling Stories. I Would Have Continued On 16mm Or Found A Different Medium Through Which To Tell Them. Maybe They Would Have Been Less Glamorous Than Films, But I Would Continue To Tell Stories.

The Flower Of My Secret Is Definitely More Based In True Emotions. I Also Wanted To Make Something More Realistic, But Not Naturalistic Or Simple.

All My Movies Have An Autobiographical Dimension, But That Is Indirectly, Through The Characters. In Fact I Am Behind Everything That Happens And That Is Said, But I Am Never Talking About Myself In First Person. Something In Me - Probably A Dislike Of Cheap Exhibitionism- Stops Me From Approaching A Project Too Autobiographically.