Why did Erich von Stronheim leave Germany? Why did Hitchcock leave England? If you were a director you'd like to work in Hollywood too. Now go ahead and ask me if I'm still Polish. You people keep asking me this question. You want Polish artists to make it in the world, but when they do, you accuse them of treason.

With each film, i need an artistic challenge so I don't get bored! I like to tackle challenges.

I would love to make a film about aging that would take place before the war. It would follow the stages in the life of a woman who would not have at her disposal the resources of today like cosmetic surgery, creams and pills.

My films are the expression of momentary desires. I follow my instincts, but in a disciplined way.

Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.

I don't rehash the past. It's my baggage. That's all. I accept things as they are.

Every failure made me more confident. Because I wanted even more to achieve as revenge, to show that I could.