Roman Polanski Quotes

"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

"Nothing is too shocking for me."
-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

"Every failure made me more confident. Because I wanted even more to achieve as revenge. To show that I could."
-Roman Polanski

"Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling."
-Roman Polanski in Happiness quotes.

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

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