Strangely, you know, my parents, who left Poland separately and, you know, divorced, ended up marrying other people. But then they met again abroad, and they got together again. Pawel Pawlikowski abroaddivorceend Change image and share on social
The problem with shooting in Paris is, it's been shot to death. When you're in it, you already think you're in a movie, so how do you get away from that feeling, and give some frisson to the viewer? Pawel Pawlikowski deathfeltfrisson Change image and share on social
When I write, I imagine scenes. I write things down. I take photographs. I do some casting. I rewrite. It's a permanent making or remaking. Pawel Pawlikowski castimaginemake Change image and share on social
I'm a pretty chaotic person, but I'm also a perfectionist. It's a very unfortunate mix. Pawel Pawlikowski chaoticmixperfectionist Change image and share on social
What's been lost is allowing cinema to be artful, playful, to have ambiguity, to have form, to be contemplative, to wish to be art. This slightly timeless approach to reality, like Chekhov in literature, where you look at all humanity and try to find what's transcendent. Pawel Pawlikowski allowambiguityapproach share on social
I like to control my films from beginning to end, to write them the way I want. Pawel Pawlikowski begincontrolend Change image and share on social
To cast Ida, it took ages, and I was a bit desperate. I couldn't find somebody I could believe in. I spent months looking for the lead among young actresses and drama students. Pawel Pawlikowski actressagebite Change image and share on social
I don't think women are that vastly different from men. I'm a bit of a woman myself. But I'm not a feminist filmmaker. I'm not making a feminist thesis to prove that women are important. I just happen to make films with strong characters that are women. Pawel Pawlikowski bitecharacterfeminist share on social
Every good film is a bit like a dream, when you come away from it. That's what you should aspire to, rather than some social document. I want to create a little world that will stay with the audience. Pawel Pawlikowski aspireaudiencebite Change image and share on social
For me, filmmaking is not exactly a career. I was never in it for Hollywood or anything. My films are markers of where I am in life, where I am in my head. So that's what I'm working on, and I try to keep things in proportion - life and filmmaking. One feeds into the other. Pawel Pawlikowski careerfeedfilm share on social
