I Don't Know Whether I Am Ever

Neorealism Taught Us To Follow The Characters With The Camera, Allowing Each Shot Its Own Real Interior Time. Well, I Became Tired Of All This; I Could No Longer Stand Real Time. In Order To Function, A Shot Must Show Only What Is Useful.

Ingmar Bergman Is A Long Way From Me, But I Admire Him. He, Too, Concentrates A Great Deal On Individuals; And Although The Individual Is What Interests Him Most, We Are Very Far Apart. His Individuals Are Very Different From Mine; His Problems Are Different From Mine - But He's A Great Director. So Is Fellini, For That Matter.

There Are Many Ways Of Communicating. Some Hold The Theory That New Forms Of Communication Between People Can Be Obtained Through Hallucinogenic Drugs.

I Want An Actor To Try To Give Me What I Ask In The Best And Most Exact Way Possible. He Mustn't Try To Find Out More, Because Then There's The Danger That He'll Become His Own Director.

I've Made Films About The Middle Classes Because I Know Them Best. Everyone Talks About What He Knows Best.