It's very important to set your place in a concrete environment. I think Chekhov said that the important thing when you have a play or any kind of novel is to set the roots in a concrete place.
I don't really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man who is beheaded, you have to show how they cut off his head. If you don't, it'… - Roman Polanski
I don't really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man who is beheaded, you have to show how they cut off his head. If you don't, it'…
- Roman Polanski
I don't rehash the past. It's my baggage. That's all. I accept things as they are. - Roman Polanski
I don't rehash the past. It's my baggage. That's all. I accept things as they are.
Happy endings make me puke. - Roman Polanski
Happy endings make me puke.
I never made a film which fully satisfied me. - Roman Polanski
I never made a film which fully satisfied me.
You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically, then that's immoral and harmful. If you don't upset people, then that's … - Roman Polanski
You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically, then that's immoral and harmful. If you don't upset people, then that's …
Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling. - Roman Polanski
Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.
I sometimes cry in the moments that are not necessarily dramatic or tragic in the films, often because of the music. I wonder whether it's the music … - Roman Polanski
I sometimes cry in the moments that are not necessarily dramatic or tragic in the films, often because of the music. I wonder whether it's the music …
I admire actors for their infinite patience. That's why they need all those trailers and all their crowd of people who pamper them. But it is a drag … - Roman Polanski
I admire actors for their infinite patience. That's why they need all those trailers and all their crowd of people who pamper them. But it is a drag …
The best films are because of nobody but the director. - Roman Polanski
The best films are because of nobody but the director.
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