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.

Quote by Roman Polanski

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I want people to go to the movies. I am the man of the spectacle....

I want people to go to the movies. I am the man of the spectacle....

If you have a great passion it seems that the logical thing is to see...

If you have a great passion it seems that the logical thing is to see...

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically,...

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically,...

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

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

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious...

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious...

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

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

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically,...

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically,...

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

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

I don't really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man...

I don't really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man...

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

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

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

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

I want people to go to the movies. I am the man of the spectacle....

I want people to go to the movies. I am the man of the spectacle....

I never made a film which fully satisfied me.

I never made a film which fully satisfied me.

I did not have a reputation to defend.

I did not have a reputation to defend.

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

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