"I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation."

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"Working with the same people is so much quicker and frees up your energy for other things."

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"I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own."

Time

"No, but it's not because I'm getting older that I'm trying to accelerate. But something very curious is happening: The older I get, the more ideas I'm getting."

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"But I won't work with the exact same crew film after film because I feel the work would get a little complacent."

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"You can work, shop, do everything from home, and I find this unsettling."

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"What I expect of a movie reviewer is that he should love cinema as much as I do."

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"When I was young, my idea was to become a filmmaker."

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"You may think it's very presumptuous, but I really hope that my movies are going to turn people into better people."

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