War and peace-making, human rights, humanitarian issues have become industries, but nobody looks closely at human greed, at the arms industry and the manufacture of landmines. Art has to take a wider view. The problems of Ireland are my problems,… — Haris Pasovic Copy Share Image
I think we are slowly killing liberty, creativity, intelligent thinking; it's as if we are being led into a world that is like a… — Haris Pasovic Copy Share
Yes, I am mad - like the Marquis de Sade was mad, like Giordano Bruno was mad, like Antonin Artaud was mad. — Haris Pasovic Copy Share
The industry of political conflict is the biggest industry in Bosnia, and it is still not exhausted. What is needed is to replace these… — Haris Pasovic Copy Share
My company, East West, was founded on the premise that people need to group together and not be xenophobic, parochial, or provincial. — Haris Pasovic Copy Share
Many have asked me, 'Why have a film festival in the middle of a war?' But they have it backwards. The question is, 'Why… — Haris Pasovic Copy Share
Theatre, for me, is about providing to the audience a new and exciting experience. — Haris Pasovic Copy Share
In war, everything changes. You are very selective of what you do because everything you do can be the last thing you do in… — Haris Pasovic Copy Share
I learned a lot about Ottoman court, and it was very Shakespearian in essence. Stories like the one in 'Hamlet' did happen several times… — Haris Pasovic Copy Share
Art is freedom. If we don't have that element, we don't feel human anymore. Art is not decoration or a function. Before all that,… — Haris Pasovic Copy Share
The meaning of art in a time of suffering, a time of war, is much more intense. People are more focused. — Haris Pasovic Copy Share
The more film festivals, theatrical shows, and music performances and visual arts we have, the less chances there are for war. Art is hope,… — Haris Pasovic Copy Share
I work in theater, so I am always working in front of empty chairs. They represent a future presence. They are never just chairs. — Haris Pasovic Copy Share
War and peace-making, human rights, humanitarian issues have become industries, but nobody looks closely at human greed, at the arms industry and the manufacture… — Haris Pasovic Copy Share
Art has to be able to match life, to respond to the ever-changing forms of the world, to electrify the audience. — Haris Pasovic Copy Share
