Religion works on some people but not on everyone, because it says, 'Stop thinking and accept what I tell you.' That's not valid for people who want to think and reflect.

I film normal-life subjects in natural settings that some people would consider uncinematic. But what I want to show is nature itself, as the truth of life.

I really think that I don't mind people sleeping during my films, because I know that some very good films might prepare you for sleeping or falling asleep or snoozing. It's not to be taken badly at all. This is something I really mean.

Usually when I write a script, I have in mind some real people that I'm writing about, who don't always act in the film afterward.

There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell 'em.

Some people will lie to you because they mean to. Others will do it to tell you what you want to hear.