The Opera Was A Very Cold Film,

I First Came To Cinema As A Passionate Filmgoer, When I Was A Child. Then, When I Was A Very Young Man, I Became A Film Critic Precisely Because Of My Knowledge Of Cinema. I Did Better Than Others Because Of This. Then I Moved On To Screenwriting. I Wrote A Film With Sergio Leone, 'once Upon A Time In The West.' And Then I Moved To Directing.

In Each Of My Characters There Is A Little Of Me. Not Strictly Autobiographical But A Little Piece Of My Soul.

I Wanted Something New, The Supernatural. The Witch, The Sorcerer, I Love This. I Love The Films Of The Witch And Sorcerers And Magic, Its Wonderful!

I Went Through A Phase Where I Thought Nostalgia Was A Bad Thing.

Every Writer, To Some Extent, Writes About Himself.