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
I'm more interested in people the way they are than what they've done onscreen before. So I don't worry much about the acting skills or the name, the status. I just think, 'Do I believe this person? Do I like them? Are they interesting, complicated, have the right aura, energy?' Pawel Pawlikowski actauracomplicate 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
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
It's much better to write a book and stick to the research - that's history. In cinema, emotional truth and psychological truth is much more important. Pawel Pawlikowski bookcinemaemotional Change image and share on social
I think - you know, the big trauma in my life, personally, was the fact that at 14, I was taken out of Poland unwittingly because my parents were divorced. Left the country - my mother left for England with her new husband. I wasn't even aware that she'd married him. Pawel Pawlikowski awarebigcountry 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
The whole world, it's a problem that there's too much stuff being produced. We don't have time to reflect on the important things in life. Pawel Pawlikowski importantlifeproblem Change image and share on social