Fiction is not an escape from reality but a deeper immersion into it.

——抵日本神户时谈话，1895年11月12日

"La oscuridad siempre está ahí, solo hay que saber mirarla de frente."

【释义】读书不要拘泥于书上或迷信书，应该加以分析，辨证地去看问题。

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.

世界是一个舞台，我们都是演员。

I try to make films that are as close to life as possible, because life is not always clear and straightforward.

为了得到永生，一个人必须付出昂贵的代价；一个人必须在活着的时候死去多次。