I think she said I should seek help. Something like that, but it was in much cruder terms. And that I had a fascination with things coming out of people's mouths.

Every picture has been a learning opportunity for me.

As I began making my feature films, it was a great adventure. It was about constructing something I saw in my head or I had designed on storyboards and capturing that on film.

I've always been interested in the camera and the effects of it - that's what drew me to film in the first place.

The body, in 'La Belle Noiseuse,' was the source of the artist's creativity.

The imagination is an innate gift, but it needs refinement and cultivation; this is what the humanities provide.

I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I'm really scared of being alone; because if I'm left to my own devices, I'll just turn into a madwoman.

If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.