I don't think it's so important to be a movie director. It's a beautiful profession, but no more than to be a cartoon writer. A very rich cartoon wri…

- Jesus Franco

I love cinema. It is the most important thing to me. Life is cinema. It has been this way since I was a child of about 14, and I was going every day …

- Jesus Franco

In English, you can find writers with a wonderful sense of humor, like Oscar Wilde. But in the French language, this is very special, and de Sade is …

- Jesus Franco

Of all the things about de Sade, I would argue he is funny. A lot of people didn't understand de Sade. No. 1, he is a very good writer, and No. 2, he…

- Jesus Franco

I don't care about being remembered. I'm not a wonderful writer or anything. This should be reserved for people who really did something great. I thi…

- Jesus Franco

I don't like my movies. I prefer John Ford's movies. I've made some movies that are interesting, or that have some point, or are more or less beautif…

- Jesus Franco

I think a very good movie director makes films to entertain people, but not to be considered like they were Cervantes, you know? One of the biggest p…

- Jesus Franco

I think death and sex go together. If you shoot about sex in a funny way, it's different. But when you are doing sex in a serious way, death is alway…

- Jesus Franco

I am not retired! I will be retired the day I die.

- Jesus Franco