Collected Meditations
Showing 13 quotesMy films are the expression of momentary desires. I follow my instincts, but in a disciplined way.— Roman Polanski
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
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
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