Censorship Is Advertising Paid By The Government.

All Art Is Autobiographical; The Pearl Is The Oyster's Autobiography.

Marriage Is A Tyranny, A Mortification Of Man's Natural Instincts. Man Needs A Multiplicity Of Relationships.

As I Don't Consider Myself Exceptional, But Simply A Storyteller, Each Of My Stories Is Really A Period Of My Life. Deep Down I Feel That Criticism Of My Work-which Is The Most Sincere And Authentic Vision Of Myself-is Unsuitable And Immodest, Whether It Is Favorable Or Unfavorable.

There Is No Such Thing As A Good Paparazzo. A Good Paparazzo, That's A Paparazzo Who Has Had His Camera Broken. In Fact, They Are Bandits, Thieves Of Photography. (statement After Photographs Were Published Showing Jackie Onassis Sunbathing Nude.)

Every Time I Start A Picture ... I Feel The Same Fear, The Same Self-doubts . . . And I Have Only One Source On Which I Can Draw, Because It Comes From Within Me.