All my films have always been released in the autumn, maybe because they're more melancholy to people.

I don't have anything against commercials, and I really like BMWs.

Life and death are illusions. We are in a constant state of transformation.

Fear is the condom of life. It doesn't allow you to enjoy things.

I think every beautiful tale in the world hides the truth and reveals it little by little.

I didn't have a normal academic career. I never studied cinema. I learned from life.

It's more enjoyable for me to know that life is finite. Knowing that, I would like to go to a party.

For me, it's not about masochism to talk about death. For me, it's about observing life through death, from the last point of it.

I never deny a true experience in one shot.

I like to make films, but the only reason I do is because I'm a very bad musician.

Really, I'm a neurotic perfectionist. Every single word in the script is the one that I want.

A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.

When you work hard all day with your head and know you must work again the next day what else can change your ideas and make them run on a different plane like whisky?

We can't just let business as usual go on, and that means something has to be taken away from some people.

The more unlived your life, the greater your death anxiety.

You should aspire to a level of personal excellence - to be the best you can be. You should aspire to have the richest life you can get in terms of fulfillment, happiness and peace.

I resented my mother for guessing my innermost secrets. She was like God, everywhere at once knowing everything.

I can only write songs when somebody gives me some water to swim in. Otherwise, I'm a fish on the beach.

I have a daughter, and fairies meant a lot to her growing up.

Nothing worth doing right is easy.

In the hyperconnected world, there is only “good” “better” and “best.