Man Is A Genius When He Is

During The Shooting Of A Scene The Director’s Eye Has To Catch Even The Minutest Detail. But This Does Not Mean Glaring Concentratedly At The Set. While The Cameras Are Rolling, I Rarely Look Directly At The Actors, But Focus My Gaze Somewhere Else. By Doing This I Sense Instantly When Something Isn’t Right. Watching Something Does Not Mean Fixing Your Gaze On It, But Being Aware Of It In A Natural Way. I Believe This Is What The Medieval Noh Playwright And Theorist Zeami Meant By ‘watching With A Detached Gaze.’

But Ignorance Is A Kind Of Insanity In The Human Animal. People Who Delight In Torturing Defenseless Children Or Tiny Creatures Are In Reality Insane. The Terrible Thing Is That People Who Are Madmen In Private May Wear A Totally Bland And Innocent Expression In Public.

For Me, Filmmaking Combines Everything. That's The Reason I've Made Cinema My Life's Work. In Films, Painting And Literature, Theatre And Music Come Together. But A Film Is Still A Film.

Man Is A Genius When He Dreams. Dream What You Are Capable Of. The Harder You Dream It, The Sooner It Will Come True.

I Like Unformed Characters. This May Be Because, No Matter How Old I Get, I Am Still Unformed Myself.