What you have now is a Hollywood that is pure poison. Hollywood was a central place in the history of art in the 20th century: it was human idealism preserved. And then, like any great place, it collapsed, and it collapsed into the most awful machinery in the world. Emir Kusturica 20thartawful share on social
In Serbia a lot of people hate me because they want to westernize, not understanding that the western world is bipolar, with very good things and very bad things. Emir Kusturica badbipolargood Change image and share on social
I never wanted an independent Bosnia. I wanted Yugoslavia. That is my country. Emir Kusturica bosniacountryindependent Change image and share on social
You know, in each segment of ex-Yugoslavia, multi-ethnic life is lost, except I think we somehow still have this in Serbia. Emir Kusturica ethniclifelose Change image and share on social
I put my ideas into practice. That may be the reason people hate me. Emir Kusturica hateideapeople Change image and share on social
Just because I believe in the identity and integrity of my country doesn't make a xenophobe or a nationalist. Emir Kusturica countryidentityintegrity Change image and share on social
I was a big fighter when I was younger. In bars I was ready to explode and fight. Emir Kusturica barbigexplode Change image and share on social
My purpose is to make a movie to make you warm. To give you some heat. Now, this rational world has become a place where only what is cool is good. Do you cut the movie on the basis of the beat of modernity or the basis of the beat of your own heart? Emir Kusturica basisbeatcool share on social
The most difficult part of making movies is to keep making them. Maybe, you could make the biggest hit in the world, but then the big problem is what to do next and how to maintain devoted to a certain instinct that I have about films. Emir Kusturica bigdevotedifficult share on social
Yugoslavia was a kind of superpower. Great movies. Beautiful novels. Great rock-and-roll. We became a superpower in basketball. The problem is that people needed to identify more strongly with it after Tito and his awful, tricky way of leading the country. Emir Kusturica awfulbasketballbeautiful share on social
