Roman Polanski Quotes

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone-and this is my biggest satisfaction.
Roman Polanski

Life, Work, Whatever

Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theater.
Roman Polanski

Forget, Theater, Cinema

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 obscenity.
Roman Polanski

Violence, Show, Upset

I did not have a reputation to defend.
Roman Polanski

Reputation, Defend

I never made a film which fully satisfied me.
Roman Polanski

Film, Satisfied, Fully

I still had some honor... I still have some now.
Roman Polanski

I want people to go to the movies. I am the man of the spectacle. I'm playing.
Roman Polanski

Movies, Playing, Spectacle

If you have a great passion it seems that the logical thing is to see the fruit of it, and the fruit are children.
Roman Polanski

Great, Children, Passion

My films are the expression of momentary desires. I follow my instincts, but in a disciplined way.
Roman Polanski

Expression, Follow, Films

Normal love isn't interesting. I assure you that it's incredibly boring.
Roman Polanski

Love, Boring, Normal

Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.
Roman Polanski

Happy, Feeling, Terrible

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's like telling a dirty joke and leaving out the punch line.
Roman Polanski

Leaving, Tell, Off

In Paris, one is always reminded of being a foreigner. If you park your car wrong, it is not the fact that it's on the sidewalk that matters, but the fact that you speak with an accent.
Roman Polanski

Car, Wrong, Speak

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Born: August 18, 1933

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