Well, I think I've made 44 films and only like four times I've played real characters I'm just drawn to people who have a pioneer spirit, this extraordinary energy and commitment to their cause.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've seen many, many movies over the years, and there are only a few that suddenly inspire you so much that you want to continue to make films.
I was able to make many different kinds of movies. They enriched me on many different levels.
I don't necessarily see myself as an experienced filmmaker just because I've been in a few movies.
I had a whole bunch of very successful movies. I have worked with some incredible people - incredible.
I view every film as a commitment to undertake a long journey.
My cinema is an extension of myself. A sort of life-testimony of my vital experience, with my few virtues and my numerous limitations.
I keep meeting directors that are so irresistible. I only do irresistible films, because I don't need to act to feel myself alive.
I think I'm more bonded, emotionally and in a craft sense, to films that tell extraordinary stories about extraordinary destinies.
When I staged the play and narrated my story to the audience, people found it amazing that after facing so many hardships, I have gone on to do 482 films.
There's something very cool about that indie spirit that I try to hang on to even now with the bigger films that I'm working on.
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