The Script Is Simply A Series Of

We Live In A Society That Compels Us To Go On Using These Concepts, And We No Longer Know What They Mean.

It's Only Human And Natural That An Actor Should See The Film In Terms Of His Own Part, But I, As A Director, Have To See The Film As A Whole. He Must Therefore Collaborate Selflessly, Totally.

I Forget About The Relationship Between Myself And Any Actress When Working With Her.

A Particular Type Of Film Emerged From World War Two, With The Italian Neorealist School. It Was Perfectly Right For Its Time, Which Was As Exceptional As The Reality Around Us. Our Major Interest Focused On That And On How We Could Relate To It. Later, When The Situation Normalized And Post-war Life Returned To What It Had Been In Peacetime, It Became Important To See The Intimate, Interior Consequences Of All That Had Happened.

Normally, However, I Try To Avoid Repetitions Of Any Shot.