The Role Of The Artist Is To

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.

The Characters In My Films Try To Live Honestly And Make The Most Of The Lives They've Been Given. I Believe You Must Live Honestly And Develop Your Abilities To The Full. People Who Do This Are The Real Heroes.

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.’

I Have No Idea Who The Characters Are, Later, Their Personalities Take Over Anything I Might Want To Do. I End Up Writing Not From My Own Will, But From Theirs-they Come Alive As I Write And Make Me Do Things That I Couldn't Have Planned.