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It's Obvious That I Must Explain What I Want From An Actor, But I Don't Want To Discuss Everything I Ask Him To Do, Because Often My Requests Are Completely Instinctive And There Are Things I Can't Explain. It's Like Painting: You Don't Know Why You Use Pink Instead Of Blue. You Simply Feel That's How It Should Be - Pink. Then The Phone Rings And You Answer It. When You Come Back, You Don't Want Pink Anymore And You Use Blue - Without Knowing Why. You Can't Help It; That's Just The Way It Is.

We Know That Behind Every Image Revealed There Is Another Image More Faithful To Reality, And In The Back Of That Image There Is Another, And Yet Another Behind The Last One, And So On, Up To The True Image Of That Absolute, Mysterious Reality That No One Will Ever See.

Till Now I Have Never Shot A Scene Without Taking Account Of What Stands Behind The Actors Because The Relationship Between People And Their Surroundings Is Of Prime Importance.

It's Only Human And Natural That An Actor Should See The Film In Terms Of His Own Part, But I, As A Director, Have To See The Film As A Whole. He Must Therefore Collaborate Selflessly, Totally.

The Greatest Danger For Those Working In The Cinema Is The Extraordinary Possibility It Offers For Lying.