To Me, It's Far More Efficient To

I Never Use Soundtrack; It Is Always Part Of The Story.

Personally, I Can't Stand Violence. In Any Standard American Mainstream Movie, There's 20 Times More Violence Than In Any One Of My Films, So I Don't Know Why Those Directors Aren't Asked Why They're Such Specialists For Violence.

I Think That Religion Is An Integral Part Of Human Needs, But The Question Also Is How You Understand Religion.

Never Say No. It Always Depends On What's Possible. I Don't Care So Much Where It Is; It's What I Want To Do That Matters.

If Someone's Lying To Us, Then It's Rare That We Know That They're Lying To Us. It's Only In Bad Films That You Recognize Immediately That An Actor's Playing In Such A Way That You Can See That He's Lying, And That's Simply Dumb. But To Reach That, It Requires That You Make A Film In Such A Way That A Spectator Feels Compelled To Find His Own Explanation. You Want To Lead The Spectator To Find His Own Interpretation. To Ask Questions Rather Than Provide All Of The Answers. Doing That Leads To Open Endings And Open Dramaturgy.