A Scene Has To Have

I've Never Had A Method Of Working. I Change According To Circumstances; I Don't Employ Any Particular Technique Or Style. I Make Films Instinctively, More With My Belly Than With My Brain.

It's Obvious That I Must Explain What I Want From An Actor, But I Don't Want To Discuss Everything I Ask Him To Do, Because Often My Requests Are Completely Instinctive And There Are Things I Can't Explain. It's Like Painting: You Don't Know Why You Use Pink Instead Of Blue. You Simply Feel That's How It Should Be - Pink. Then The Phone Rings And You Answer It. When You Come Back, You Don't Want Pink Anymore And You Use Blue - Without Knowing Why. You Can't Help It; That's Just The Way It Is.

I Dislike Judging Myself, But I Will Say I Would Be Wealthy Today If I Had Accepted All The Films That Have Been Offered To Me With Large Sums Of Money. But I've Always Refused, In Order To Do What I Felt Like Doing.

All I Know Is That We Are Loaded Down With Old And Stale Stuff - Habits, Customs, Old Attitudes Already Dead And Gone.

I Began Taking Liberties A Long Time Ago; Now It Is Standard Practice For Most Directors To Ignore The Rules.