I Don't Intentionally Make Deep Movies.

Life Is A Winking Light In The Darkness.

When You Watch The Subtitled Version You Are Probably Missing Just As Many Things. There Is A Layer And A Nuance You're Not Going To Get. Film Crosses So Many Borders These Days. Of Course It Is Going To Be Distorted.

I Managed To Work For More Than 50 Years With Just Paper, Pencils And Film. My Son's Generation And The One Coming Up After Can't Work With Just Paper And Pencils Any More. I Managed To Avoid Using A Computer. I Don't Even Have A Cellphone. I Feel Lucky I Managed To Live Like That.

When I Say I Get Inspiration From My Real Life, I Think Of My Real Life As Extending About 300 Meters Radius Around Me. So What I See In That Area Is What Inspires Me.

The Principle I Adhere To When Directing, Is That I Make Good Use Of Everything My Staff Creates. Even If They Make Foregrounds That Don't Quite Fit With My Backgrounds, I Never Waste It And Try To Find The Best Use For It.