"In many of the films now being made, there is very little cinema: they are mostly what I call 'photographs of people talking.' When we tell a story in cinema we should resort to dialogue only when it'…"

"I've never been very keen on women who hang their sex round their neck like baubles. I think it should be discovered. It's more interesting to discover the sex in a woman than it is to have it thrown …"

"The element of surprise is very important in my films."

"I am full of fear, but I make films to master my fear."

"I am scared easily, here is a list of my fears: 1. Small spaces, 2. large spaces, 3. heights, 4. crowds, 5. being alone, 6. being watched, 7. being ignored, 8. being laughed at, 9. being touched, 10. …"