I believe the life of every person is worthy of scrutiny, containing its own secrets and dramas.
Krzysztof KieslowskiOf course, you could, no doubt, call my going to film school the biggest mistake I ever made.
Krzysztof KieslowskiI feel Polish. More specifically, I feel like I'm from the tiny village in the Northeast of Poland where I have a house and where I love to spend time. But I don't work there. I cut wood.
Krzysztof KieslowskiI wanted to describe the world at the same time, through image, express what I felt. It was the time of the great documentary filmmakers: Richard Leacock, Joris Ivens. Today, television has put an end to this type of filmmaking.
Krzysztof KieslowskiI like chance meetings--life is full of them. Everyday, without realizing it, I pass people whom I should know. At this moment, in this cafe, we're sitting next to strangers. Everyone will get up, leave, and go on their own way. And they'll never meet again. And if they do, they won't realize that it's not for the first time.
Krzysztof Kieslowski