It's very important to set your place in a concrete environment. I think Chekhov said that the important thing when you have a play or any kind of novel is to set the roots in a concrete place.
Roman PolanskiWhen I really love a movie, I don't want to spoil it by too frequent visits. But I like to come back to certain films, which I admire.
Roman PolanskiI admire actors for their infinite patience. That's why they need all those trailers and all their crowd of people who pamper them. But it is a drag to get up sometimes at 4:30 in the morning and get into makeup, and wait forever until they call you onto the set.
Roman PolanskiEvery failure made me more confident. Because I wanted even more to achieve as revenge, to show that I could.
Roman Polanski