Documentaries deal with people who live real, everyday lives. But if these people trusted us and told us the truth about their lives, it could be used against them - which sometimes happened. Krzysztof Kieslowski dealdocumentaryeveryday Change image and share on social
I really don't know anything about music, and it's no great experience for me. But I do think that music has a purifying element. Krzysztof Kieslowski elementexperiencegreat Change image and share on social
Different people in different parts of the world can be thinking the same thoughts at the same time. It's an obsession of mine: that different people in different places are thinking the same thing but for different reasons. I try to make films which connect people. Krzysztof Kieslowski connectfilmmake share on social
The television industry doesn't like to see the compexity of the world. It prefers simple reporting, with simple ideas: this is white, that's black; this is good, that's bad. Krzysztof Kieslowski badblackcompexity Change image and share on social
I believe the life of every person is worthy of scrutiny, containing its own secrets and dramas. Krzysztof Kieslowski dramalifeperson Change image and share on social
To tell you the truth, in my work, love is always in opposition to the elements. It creates dilemmas. It brings in suffering. We can't live with it, and we can't live without it. You'll rarely find a happy ending in my work. Krzysztof Kieslowski bringcreatedilemma share on social
For me optimism is two lovers walking into the sunset arm in arm. Or maybe into the sunrise - whatever appeals to you. Krzysztof Kieslowski appealarmlover Change image and share on social
In believing too much in rationality, our contemporaries have lost something. Krzysztof Kieslowski believecontemporarylose Change image and share on social
If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying. Krzysztof Kieslowski achievecharacterdescribe share on social
We're always looking at this love through the eyes of the person who is suffering because of this love. Krzysztof Kieslowski eyeloveperson Change image and share on social