One of my favorite writers is Chekhov. I love his attitude toward the world. Just accept things for what they are. Don't judge. Be moral as you tell your story, but have no moral at the end. Just look at it. Pawel Pawlikowski acceptattitudechekhov share on social
For me, good films and good books are irreducible to a lesson. You can't just kind of translate them into one statement. On the contrary, the more you do that, the less wisdom in art there is. Pawel Pawlikowski artbookcontrary Change image and share on social
I love films that are many things at the same time while being simple. Pawel Pawlikowski filmlovesimple Change image and share on social
I connect with all of the characters in my films. That's what makes you want to make a film, that you can enter the mindset, the situation, the conflict, the contradictions. Pawel Pawlikowski characterconflictconnect Change image and 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
I love good TV shows, but it's not what I do. I kind of sculpt my films as I go along. And TV is all about writing, so you just shoot, shoot, shoot what's written. Pawel Pawlikowski filmgoodkind Change image and share on social
I dread to be compared to all these directors who have a lot of spontaneous emoting and swearing in their films - that is death; it's a cul-de-sac. It doesn't lift the material at all. It's just a cliched reproduction of what we think is normal behaviour. Pawel Pawlikowski behaviourclichcompare 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
I always write three or four projects at the same time. They're stories that I want to tell, and usually I dump them unfinished for the next one in order not to get too cornered and depressed about it. Pawel Pawlikowski cornerdepressdump share on social
With documentaries, what's beautiful about them is that you capture something unique in a shot, something that will never repeat itself. Pawel Pawlikowski beautifulcapturedocumentary Change image and share on social
