Close-Up has affected later films that I've made.

I've often noticed that we are not able to look at what we have in front of us, unless it's inside a frame.

Religion works on some people but not on everyone, because it says, 'Stop thinking and accept what I tell you.' That's not valid for people who want to think and reflect.

Cinema seats make people lazy. They expect to be given all the information. But for me, question marks are the punctuation of life.

A movie is about human beings, about humanity.

In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you.

Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can't limit it to one particular culture.

Good cinema is what we can believe and bad cinema is what we can't believe. What you see and believe in is very much what I'm interested in.

My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life.

I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!

I spend a lot of time doing carpentry. Sometimes there is nothing that gives me the contentment that sawing a piece of wood does.

You can do almost anything if you are willing to clarify your commitments and make incremental investments over time to achieve them.

We love that which we corrupt.

Jason, I love you and you cannot escape from it. Even if you could, I would never let you go.

The man who has done his level best and who is conscious that he has done his best is a success even though the world may write him down a failure.

The hardest thing about being an outcast isn’t the love you don’t receive. It’s the love you long to give that nobody wants.

The only way to break the chains of fear and doubt is to know in your heart that God loves you-no matter what.

I like diversity; I want one character to be very different from the next. I love to live with a character for a long time if I can, but I like one character to be different from the next.

If you're white, and you really want to help change things, why not start with yourself?

Shift the dynamic as much as you can, so you hear the truth from people that have lived experience. Listen intently and honor their experience.

Dad? Um, listen. I have kind of a crazy story for you.