People say "the Americans" or "the United States," as if it was a kind of bloc. It's not. There's a lot of people thinking differently from other people in the U.S. This is very interesting to me and very important. — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
Cinema has changed the world. If you go to the beginning of the cinema, you can see that the world started meeting other worlds. It was extraordinary. We saw how other people were living and thinking. How they were sad… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
The American influence is not so aggressive anymore. The American big business influence in Latin America is not as strong, so people can vote… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
[Akiro] Kurosawa, no doubt, was a big influence. Movies sometimes more than directors have influenced me: The Grapes of Wrath, by John Ford, was… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
This crisis started probably due to the freedom they gave to the banks. First President [Ronald] Reagan and then President [Bill] Clinton. So, for… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
Essentially, filmmakers have to be free and not directed by power or politicians. — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
I saw money becoming more and more important everywhere. It's one of the most abstract and important inventions by human beings. At the same… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
Aggressive capitalism leads the world, and we can see the results, especially in Europe: more poverty for the vast majority, and more riches for… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
You know every time you change a decade, it's a problem, because you approach the end little by little. But my decision is to… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
I saw money becoming more and more important everywhere. It's one of the most abstract and important inventions by human beings. At the same… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
In the U.S., some extraordinary movies have been made on politics and social issues. We learned lots of things from American cinema. But in… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
Many years ago making movies was something. It was the major entertainment just to go to the cinema, once, twice a week. At the… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
In the U.S. more than any other place, the banking system is insane. Millions of Americans lost their houses. Because of what? Because of… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
I initially studied literature [in France], and then I went to cinema school. I discovered the Cinematheque, and saw not only action movies and… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
![“[Akiro] Kurosawa, no doubt, was a big influence. Movies sometimes more than directors have influenced me: The Grapes of Wrath, by John Ford, was an extraordinary discovery. Sergei Eisenstein, of course. Later on, [Ingmar] Bergman.” quote by Costa-Gavras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dff/costa-gavras-22487_bergman_akiro-kurosawa-no-doubt-was-a-big-influe_213833.jpg)
![“This crisis started probably due to the freedom they gave to the banks. First President [Ronald] Reagan and then President [Bill] Clinton. So, for [Barack] Obama it is extremely difficult to change now, to find a way to organize this banking system [differently].” quote by Costa-Gavras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/135/costa-gavras-22487_banking_this-crisis-started-probably-due-to-the_284284.jpg)
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