"I still think like a critic, and I still analyze films like a critic. However, it's not possible to write criticism if you're making films."

"I want to be happy; why do I do things that make me unhappy?"

"Ultimately, it's an illusion that you can understand yourself."

"Those artists who say that somehow therapy or analysis will thwart their creativity are completely misinformed. It's absolutely the opposite: it opens closed doors."