I never thought of becoming a director. When I was twelve, the passage from silent film to the talkies had an impact on me - I still watch silent films.

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That's easy to answer: I never had any special appetite for filmmaking, but you have...

That's easy to answer: I never had any special appetite for filmmaking, but you have...

There was a darkness, a melancholy, that people had trouble accepting. Maybe now, it would...

There was a darkness, a melancholy, that people had trouble accepting. Maybe now, it would...

Luck, I never looked to make difficult movies on purpose. You make the films you...

Luck, I never looked to make difficult movies on purpose. You make the films you...

It was repugnant, but it was the only way to communicate.

It was repugnant, but it was the only way to communicate.

So I used formal techniques to make the film more perceptive emotionally.

So I used formal techniques to make the film more perceptive emotionally.

I'd even say it's a realistic film because that's the way it happens in our...

I'd even say it's a realistic film because that's the way it happens in our...

Oh, yes, that never happened to me in my life before. It was a risky...

Oh, yes, that never happened to me in my life before. It was a risky...

I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something...

I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something...

Since we had little money and few documents, we had nothing.

Since we had little money and few documents, we had nothing.

The present and the past coexist, but the past shouldn't be in flashback.

The present and the past coexist, but the past shouldn't be in flashback.

I am never driven. Every film I've made has been an assignment.

I am never driven. Every film I've made has been an assignment.