Academia is the death of cinema. It is the very opposite of passion. Film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates.

Film should be looked at straight on; it is not the art of scholars but of illiterates.

You should look straight at a film; that's the only way to see one. Film is not the art of scholars but of illiterates.

If you truly love film, I think the healthiest thing to do is not read books on the subject. I prefer the glossy film magazines with their big color photos and gossip columns, or the National Enquirer. Such vulgarity is healthy and safe.

I love my movies as they are. I let them develop their own lives.

I cannot work fast enough. I cannot cope fast enough, really. And just releasing a film is hard.