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.
The best films are because of nobody but the director. - Roman Polanski
The best films are because of nobody but the director.
- 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 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'…
Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling. - Roman Polanski
Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.
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.
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 never made a film which fully satisfied me. - Roman Polanski
I never made a film which fully satisfied me.
Happy endings make me puke. - Roman Polanski
Happy endings make me puke.
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 …
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 …
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