As A Private Person, Professionally I Am

People Expect Me To Be Dark And Gloomy, Then Write That I'm A Jolly Chap, And After All, That Is What I Am. I Think It's A Case Of An Absolute Romantic Naivety That There Should Be A Parallel Between The Work And The Artist.

I Like To Write For Actors I Know And With Whom I've Worked Before. You Can Write To Their Strengths And Weaknesses And Write Roles That Are Better Suited To Them.

I Consider All My Films An Experiment, At Least In My Mind.

I'm Not Really A Happy Person. It's A Question Of Temperament. I Have A Tendency Toward Melancholy. You Can Feel Quite Happily Melancholic.

Drama Lives On Conflict. If You're Trying To Deal With Social Issues Seriously, There's No Way Of Avoiding Violence, Which Is So Present In Society.