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

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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.

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 never thought of becoming a director. When I was twelve, the passage from silent...

I never thought of becoming a director. When I was twelve, the passage from silent...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...