Take Me, Subtract Movies, And You Get

There Is Nothing That Says More About Its Creator Than The Work Itself.

I Suppose All Of My Films Have A Common Theme. If I Think About It, Though, The Only Theme I Can Think Of Is Really A Question: Why Can’t People Be Happier Together?

During The Shooting Of A Scene The Director’s Eye Has To Catch Even The Minutest Detail. But This Does Not Mean Glaring Concentratedly At The Set. While The Cameras Are Rolling, I Rarely Look Directly At The Actors, But Focus My Gaze Somewhere Else. By Doing This I Sense Instantly When Something Isn’t Right. Watching Something Does Not Mean Fixing Your Gaze On It, But Being Aware Of It In A Natural Way. I Believe This Is What The Medieval Noh Playwright And Theorist Zeami Meant By ‘watching With A Detached Gaze.’

If You Look At Everything Straight On, There Is Nothing To Be Afraid Of.

For Me, Filmmaking Combines Everything. That's The Reason I've Made Cinema My Life's Work. In Films, Painting And Literature, Theatre And Music Come Together. But A Film Is Still A Film.