Krzysztof Kieślowski

Famous quotes by Krzysztof Kieslowski:

"To tell you the truth, in my work, love is always in opposition to the elements. It creates dilemmas. It brings in suffering. We can't live with it, and we can't live without it. You'll rarely find a happy ending in my work."

"I feel Polish. More specifically, I feel like I'm from the tiny village in the Northeast of Poland where I have a house and where I love to spend time. But I don't work there. I cut wood."

"For me optimism is two lovers walking into the sunset arm in arm. Or maybe into the sunrise-whatever appeals to you."

"In ten phrases, the ten commandments express the essential of life. And these three words-liberty, equality, and fraternity-do just as much. Millions of people have died for those ideals."

"Maybe it is worth investigating the unknown, if only because the very feeling of not knowing is a painful one."

"Interior liberty is universal."

"We're always looking at this love through the eyes of the person who is suffering because of this love."

"The television industry doesn't like to see the compexity of the world. It prefers simple reporting, with simple ideas: this is white, that's black; this is good, that's bad."

"There are mysteries, secret zones in each individual."

"Of course I'd like to get beyond the concrete. But it's really difficult. Very difficult."

"Do people really want liberty, equality, fraternity? Is it not some manner of speaking?"