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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/why-did-erich-von-stronheim-leave-germany-why-did-hitchcock-leave/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

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## More by Roman Polanski

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/why-did-erich-von-stronheim-leave-germany-why-did-hitchcock-leave/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

> [I know that atmosphere of the Parisian apartment building, with the twin menaces of the concierge on the ground floor and the landlord upstairs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/i-know-that-atmosphere-of-the-parisian-apartment-building-with-the/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

> [When I really love a movie, I don't want to spoil it by too frequent visits. But I like to come back to certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/when-i-really-love-a-movie-i-don-t-want-to-spoil-it-by-too-frequent/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

> [My films are the expression of momentary desires. I follow my instincts, but in a disciplined way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/my-films-are-the-expression-of-momentary-desires-i-follow-my/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

> [The whole showmanship is NOT to answer every question.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/the-whole-showmanship-is-not-to-answer-every-question/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

> [It's easy to direct while acting; there's one less person to argue with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/it-s-easy-to-direct-while-acting-there-s-one-less-person-to-argue-with/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

> [I don't really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man who is beheaded, you have to show how they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/i-don-t-really-know-what-is-shocking-when-you-tell-the-story-of-a-man/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

> [With each film, i need an artistic challenge so I don't get bored! I like to tackle challenges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/with-each-film-i-need-an-artistic-challenge-so-i-don-t-get-bored-i/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

> [Happy endings make me puke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/happy-endings-make-me-puke/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/it-s-very-important-to-set-your-place-in-a-concrete-environment-i/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

> [The best films are because of nobody but the director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/the-best-films-are-because-of-nobody-but-the-director/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

> [If I had killed somebody, it wouldn't have had so much appeal to the press, you see? But f-ing, you see, and the young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/if-i-had-killed-somebody-it-wouldn-t-have-had-so-much-appeal-to-the/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

> [I want people to go to the movies. I am the man of the spectacle. I'm playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/i-want-people-to-go-to-the-movies-i-am-the-man-of-the-spectacle-i-m/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

> [Some experience is helpful. "The Pianist" was a film that I could make with my eyes closed because I had lived it and everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/some-experience-is-helpful-the-pianist-was-a-film-that-i-could-make/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

> [Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/cinema-should-make-you-forget-you-are-sitting-in-a-theater/)

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