I grew up cinematically in the '70s. I was watching a lot of Godard, Bresson, Dreyer, and all sorts of old films and the Czech New Wave. Pawel Pawlikowski 70sbressoncinematically Change image and share on social
For me, actors have to have a character, an aura, body language. They're not models. They used to call actors models. But I want them to participate in the film. Pawel Pawlikowski actoraurabody Change image and share on social
If you wanted to make a film about British teenagers, it would be... well, it wouldn't interest me; let's put it like that. They'd be listening to music I hate, watching TV all the time, and talking about 'Big Brother.' Pawel Pawlikowski bigbritishbrother share on social
A good script is like a work of art in itself. I've read hundreds of scripts, and good ones are very rare. If the writer has something to say, and a voice, and a plot that matches character, and an emotional trajectory that works, then I'd be an idiot to fool around with it. It's just that few scripts ever are like that. Pawel Pawlikowski artcharacteremotional share on social