I Only Understand Realism.

Modern American Cinema Seems To Me Superficial. The Intention Is To Understand A Certain Reality, And The Result Is Nothing But A Photographing Of That Reality.

I Began Teaching In New York Because I Needed To Stay In The United States And Didn't Have My Immigration Papers In Order, So Working For A University Was A Way Of Resolving The Issue.

My Pleasure Was To Copy, Not To Create.

Most Of The Movies I Saw Growing Up Were Viewed As Totally Disposable, Fine For Quick Consumption, But They Have Survived 50 Years And Are Still Growing.

If A Spectator With A Philosophical Mind, Somebody Accustomed To Reading Books, Gets The Same Kind Of Information In A Movie, He Might Not Fully Understand It.