"I think you never forget your childhood, whether it was happy or unhappy."

"If you do two versions of a film, they should be identical. With the same frames and settings."

"I was very nervous at the beginning of Hotel du Nord."

"When I last went to Italy, over two years ago, I had a lot more trouble understanding the language than I used to when I lived there for a year. I used to speak very little but I could understand very well."

"A lot of people are upset that I'm not working. They say it's a disgrace."

"My father's sister never married in order to raise me."

"For people to understand me when I travel, I speak with my hands."

"But I still always felt the absence of a mother."

"It's nice to know that people appreciate and respect you."

"Well, I always run the risk of falling on my face, which has in fact happened."