"I remember being young in the 1960s... we had a great sense of the future, a great big hope. This is what is missing in the youth today. This being able to dream and to change the world."

"I left the ending ambiguous, because that is the way life is."

"I don't film messages. I let the post office take care of those."

"I think that I used to love Hollywood movies. I remember great phases and moments. But, unfortunately, now is not the moment."

"A monoculture is not only Hollywood, but Americans trying to export democracy."

"I don't think you can in any way export culture with guns or tanks."

"I am still against any kind of censorship. It's a subject in my life that has been very important."