I think one of the reasons people quit is because they’re afraid they won’t be able to get better and better; that they have to come to a zenith of some kind.

That’s why I like fast film. It gives you more freedom to light more naturally.

I don’t think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker.

It’s important to know that if you are dealing with shadows.

There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren’t.

But you know you haven’t done it all because you know everything keeps evolving and changing; and you know you can evolve with it if you grow and develop as a human being.

With today’s fast films, you can light the way your eye sees the scene. You can abuse the film and create subtleties in contrast with light and exposure, diffusion and filters. That’s what makes it an art.

I hope I’m still shooting when I’m 80.

It is also difficult to articulate the subtleties in cinema, because there aren’t words or metaphors which describe many of the emotions you are attempting to evoke.

The truth is that every experience, every feeling, every film you see, becomes part of the sensibilities you apply to making a movie.