"Theatre for a cinematographer is to experience durability. Literature holds sway over theatre. On the stage there is nothing for the director to hide behind – he is naked. And the artist is naked there. In cinema a lot can be saved with the editing – bits cut out, bits revoiced: who remembers what was written there! But try re-editing it on stage!..."

"Theatre is not a factory and people relate to their part of it differently. Actors and everyone else besides don't work in theatre for money. Of course, they receive a salary but they earn their money elsewhere. For examples, actors work in television or make films. I don't work to earn either because in theatre I earn barely enough to feed all my children. I earn elsewhere and I rehearse in the theatre because it allows me to touch upon the search for truths for a certain period of time."