
I believe there are more films that involve love and forgiveness than violence, but they often seem fake and are almost embarrassing to watch.

The point of revenge is not in the completion but in the process.

Whenever I visit a city, I like to see what classical music concerts are on offer.

I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars.

A priest encounters temptation every day, and some of that desire is very natural.

The reason I want to show shocking things is that they always pose an ethical question.

If you would ask me what my ideal process is, I would say, long pre-production, long production and long post-production.

I love Philip Glass' work, not only as a film composer but also as a musician. The film score work that he does always amazes and shocks me.

As I grow older I spend more time with my wife, and gradually my interest in the woman's world is growing.

There's a humble beauty about listening to period instruments that I like.

When it comes to remaking my own films in the English language, I can only imagine that it is a very boring process, I wouldn't ever dream of it.

I am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires.

I hate jeans for no reason.

A film set is a workplace for me; it's my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment.

I believe 'love' is very nice to hear, but it's used so much that it's come to a point where it's almost meaningless.

I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to turn to becoming a film critic to make a living.

I'd like to do a really masculine film.

People who really try to be conscious of what they have done, who take responsibility, to me these kinds of people are heroes.

If your work requires you to travel, you will understand that there's no vacation destination like home.

Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.

The audience seems hazy to me, shrouded in a veil through which I can't see.

I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well.

Lots of people think the violence in the films I make is overwhelming, but they think they're seeing something that they aren't seeing.

In our lives, we have good things and bad things, happiness and pain.

Whether it's trivial or important, every choice has a moral aspect to it to a certain degree.

Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock.

In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.