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 Polanski Copy Share Image
Do you really think that Chekhov is Chekhov because he wrote about social phenomena, readjustments of a new industrial middle class, kulaks and rising serfs (which sounds like the seas)? I thought he wrote of the kinds of things that… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
