I never wanted an independent Bosnia. I wanted Yugoslavia. That is my country.

You know, in each segment of ex-Yugoslavia, multi-ethnic life is lost, except I think we somehow still have this in Serbia.

I'm fed up with democracy. In a democracy, people vote for the mayors. I wanted to build a city where I will choose the citizens.

Making movies is a dangerous job. Because you are always the one who stands at the center of the universe when making movies.

I am a living illustration of Bosnian mixing and converting. My grandparents lived in eastern Herzegovina. Very poor. The Turks came and brought Islam. There were three brothers in the family. One was Orthodox Christian. The other two took Islam to survive.

I put my ideas into practice. That may be the reason people hate me.

I was a big fighter when I was younger. In bars I was ready to explode and fight.