'The Restraint of Beasts' is a painful subject. We'd shot 60% of the film when I had to stop. The material looks great, like nothing I've ever done or even seen before. It could have been really great, definitely original. Pawel Pawlikowski beastfilmgreat share on social
My films are always a reflection of where I am in my life. Pawel Pawlikowski filmlifereflection Change image and share on social
I don't know what directing actors is all about apart from just casting well and then shaping their performances a bit, you know. Pawel Pawlikowski actorbitecast Change image and share on social
The documentaries I made were never normal documentaries. They were about subjects I was obsessed with, and I suppose I thought I could sculpt them. What I think I do with my fiction is the same. Pawel Pawlikowski documentaryfictionmake Change image and share on social
For me, each film, each script is like a little journey in itself, and I'm reinventing the wheel. It's like, 'How do I make this film?' That's part of the pleasure, and that's why I'm not a normal professional director. Pawel Pawlikowski directorfilmjourney share on social
The most interesting stuff happens when an authoritarian government removes itself a little and gives this margin of freedom. And then art is grabbed with both hands. Pawel Pawlikowski artauthoritarianfreedom Change image and share on social
Art is not journalism. In art, you don't make it to convey a message. Pawel Pawlikowski artconveyjournalism Change image and share on social
My stupid ambition is to make a film that's not like any other - one that has its own kind of logic and hooks viewers without making them think too much. It's a film I'd love to see, one in which after 10 minutes the audience isn't able to predict the whole thing. Pawel Pawlikowski ambitionaudiencefilm share on social
It's wonderful that Poland is free again and there's open debate and people can pursue their interests. I'm all for it. Pawel Pawlikowski debatefreeinterest Change image and share on social
'Ida' doesn't set out to explain history. That's not what it's about. The story is focused on very concrete and complex characters who are full of humanity with all its paradoxes. They're not pawns used to illustrate some version of history or an ideology. Pawel Pawlikowski charactercomplexconcrete share on social
