Accattone

I saw 'Accattone' in the film club at university and it had a great influence on me. It was important for me to understand that you could shoot with a non-professional actor and it was okay for them not to be brilliant.

Pasolini is one of the ten filmmakers who has influenced me the most. He was so bold and brave. 'Salo' and 'Accattone' are masterpieces.

I watched Pasolini’s 'Accattone' again and thought, ‘Wow, this is a movie that I don’t think people could make today.’ It’s so raw and so real, and it’s just not precious. It's like a document in a way. I think it influenced me in certain ways, to just try to go as far as you can with the form.

I had been watching Pasolini’s 'Accattone' and 'Mamma Roma', and the work of John Huston – a whole bunch of things.