The 1980s Really Ended For Me In

When I Start Writing, The First Line Might Come From Reality, But The Second And The Third One, I Have To Write It. So This Is The Genesis Of My Creation. If I Want To Know What Happens, If I Want To Find Out The Secret, I Have To Write It.

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.

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

Cinema Has Become My Life. I Dont Mean A Parallel World, I Mean My Life Itself. I Sometimes Have The Impression That The Daily Reality Is Simply There To Provide Material For My Next Film.

When I Was Young I Thought: When I Am 60 My Necessities Will Be Very Different. As I Get Near That Age, I Realise They Are Similar To What They Were When I Was 25.