"I am a revolutionary, but I am also a conservative. I want to conserve the revolutionary impulse."

"I'm a pessimist, but I'm an optimistic pessimist. I believe things will go wrong, but I'm happy about it."

"Truth is not a neutral, objective observation, but a passionate engagement."

"I secretly admire North Korea. What an amazing achievement! To convince people you have a happy society while they are starving."

"Cinema is the ultimate pervert art. It doesn't give you what you desire - it tells you how to desire."