"Deep inside, I am a shy man. And in the presence of colorful characters, I am a clam. I never try to outeccentric the eccentrics!"

"I'm a great believer in telling the audience all the information, and then letting them watch the characters suffer."

"The element of surprise is very important in my films."

"I often wonder what it would be like to be a chicken."

"The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder."