This crisis started probably due to the freedom they gave to the banks. First President [Ronald] Reagan and then President [Bill] Clinton.… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
I decided to go to the cinema school because I thought it was a new sort of media. Nowadays, it's not anymore,… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
Every time you have a crisis in a country you have an extreme wing coming up and proposing solutions. The way to… — 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
![“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)
![“[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)
![“I initially studied literature [in France], and then I went to cinema school. I discovered the Cinematheque, and saw not only action movies and westerns, but also lots of serious movies.” quote by Costa-Gavras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/37b/costa-gavras-22487_action_i-initially-studied-literature-in-france_1255654.jpg)