I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone - and this is my biggest satisfaction.

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone - and this is my biggest satisfaction.

Some experience is helpful. "The Pianist" was a film that I could make with my eyes closed because I had lived it and everything was still alive in me.

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

It's easy to direct while acting - there's one less person to argue with.

To the audience it doesn't really matter how much the director struggled with an actor. It's the result that counts.

I did not have a reputation to defend.