I Don't Want The Director

When I Make A Film, I Never Stop Uncovering Mysteries, Making Discoveries. When I'm Writing, Filming, Editing, Even Doing Promotional Work, I Discover New Things About The Film, About Myself, And About Others. That Is What I'm Subconsciously Looking For When Shooting A Film: To Glimpse The Enigmas Of Life, Even If I Don't Resolve Them, But At Least To Uncover Them. Cinema Is Curiosity In The Most Intense Meaning Of The Word.

Yes, Women Are Stronger Than Us. They Face More Directly The Problems That Confront Them, And For That Reason They Are Much More Spectacular To Talk About. I Don't Know Why I Am More Interested In Women, Because I Don't Go To Any Psychiatrists, And I Don't Want To Know Why.

I Think Décor Says A Lot About Someone's Social Position, Their Taste, Their Sensibility, Their Work - And Also About The Aesthetic Way I Have Chosen To Tell Their Story.

I Was Born At A Bad Time For Spain, But A Really Good One For Cinema.

If I Had Not Been Successful As A Director, Then I'm Sure I Would Still Be Telling Stories. I Would Have Continued On 16mm Or Found A Different Medium Through Which To Tell Them. Maybe They Would Have Been Less Glamorous Than Films, But I Would Continue To Tell Stories.