So, thanks God, our films, our first films were suddenly being appreciated by the Western media; especially France was very good, and Switzerland was very good.

When I came for the first time to the United States, visiting, I was absolutely fascinated by New York.

You know what happened, you know, in 1938: France, England, you know, just sold out Czechoslovakia to Hitler.

Because I just loved to spend two years of my life in the company of Andy Kaufman and other characters.

Well, listen, you know, the Czech saying is, you know, when you are drowning you are grabbing even a little twig. That's what all Czechs were doing, grabbing for... with the hope for this little twig.

People must not think that all bad in man which is unleashed, the moment you impose censorship disappears from man.

The Czech movies, the quality movies, are trying to show the life in the country as it is, in an entertaining way, while in America, the majority of movies are wonderful fairy tales.