Alfred de Vigny

On the day when man told the story of his life to man, history was born.

From this, without doubt, sprang the fable. Man created it thus, because it was not given him to see more than himself and nature, which surrounds him; but he created it true with a truth all its own.

France, for example, loves at the same time history and the drama, because the one explores the vast destinies of humanity, and the other the individual lot of man.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.

In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as fast as I'd like it to move.