I was very nervous at the beginning of Hotel du Nord.

I don't know what they'll say when I die. I don't give a damn, but they'll probably cry.

I also won one from the emperor of Japan, with a prize for the arts. That's important.

If you do two versions of a film, they should be identical. With the same frames and settings.

It's nice to know that people appreciate and respect you.

I think you never forget your childhood, whether it was happy or unhappy.

A lot of people are upset that I'm not working. They say it's a disgrace.

But I still always felt the absence of a mother.

For people to understand me when I travel, I speak with my hands.

Well, you know, I'm much older than I look.

Well, I always run the risk of falling on my face, which has in fact happened.

There ought to be a law that allows eavesdroppers to sue.

No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible.

I never get scared making these kinds of movies because it's all make-believe, but I did cry when I saw the finished version of Man On Fire because it is so sad.

For in the long run, either through a lie, or through truth, people were bound to give themselves away.

Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.

moving on is a gift you give yourself.

I can count the number of dates I've had on one hand. I wish that guys would approach me, but they don't.

The love is what's left at the end because it's the bedrock, fundamental reality that gets hidden all the time, but never really goes away.

Man lives, not directly or nakedly in nature like the animals, but within a mythological universe, a body of assumptions and beliefs developed from his existential concerns.

The carping and bickering of political factions in the nation's capital reminds me of two pelicans quarreling over a dead fish.