I didn't just see myself as a film director here [in Life And Nothing More], but also as an observer of people who had been condemned to death.

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.

From the moment I saw her I knew this onewas worththebroken heart.

Art never comes from happiness

The change of the word does not alter the matter

Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration. It's working with people. It's a lot more fun.

Shiloh had as many casualties as Waterloo, and yet there were another 20 Waterloos to come.

There are many satisfactions in public architecture but one of the greatest is the moment when you unveil a project and suddenly a group of adults

Food can heal and renew. Food can be your anti-aging medicine.

Hate does not produce love, and by hate one cannot remake the world.

Do I pass, Dr. Saunders?

Just wage a total war against these tyrants; I think we will do very well and our children will sing great songs about us years from now.