I'm convinced the Beatles are partly responsible for the fall of Communism.

I lived long enough in a society where freedom of speech was nonexistent, and I know what kind of misery that creates - starting with the fact that life becomes very boring for people who just try to survive, and are quiet, and try not to buck the system. And, of course, it can be devastating for people who try to speak against it.

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

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.

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

First of all, to defend my work, I had to believe that I am doing a totally silly, stupid, innocent comedy.

Usually you don't think about re-releasing an old movie.