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Roman Polanski Quotes

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

Biography

Author Profession: Director
Born: August 18, 1933

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

I did not have a reputation to defend.
Roman Polanski

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

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

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

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

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Words

Harmful, Immoral, Obscenity, Realistically, Show, Then, Upset, Violence, Way

Definitions

Harmful, Immoral, Obscenity, Realistically, Show, Then, Upset, Violence, Way