Just because I believe in the identity and integrity of my country doesn't make a xenophobe or a nationalist.
Emir KusturicaI've been around some very famous people, but no one has the effect Maradona has; people tremble in his presence.
Emir KusturicaWhat you have now is a Hollywood that is pure poison. Hollywood was a central place in the history of art in the 20th century: it was human idealism preserved. And then, like any great place, it collapsed, and it collapsed into the most awful machinery in the world.
Emir KusturicaI've reached the 50th year of my life, and now every question related with life also includes thinking about death. When I leave, I want to leave to my offspring a clear idea about identity.
Emir Kusturica