Quotes by Krzysztof Kieslowski

“To tell you the truth, in my work, love is always in opposition to the elements. It creates dilemmas. It brings in suffering. We cant live with it, and we cant live without it. Youll rarely find a happy ending in my work.”

“I feel Polish. More specifically, I feel like Im from the tiny village in the Northeast of Poland where I have a house and where I love to spend time. But I dont work there. I cut wood.”

“For me optimism is two lovers walking into the sunset arm in arm. Or maybe into the sunrise-whatever appeals to you.”

“In ten phrases, the ten commandments express the essential of life. And these three words-liberty, equality, and fraternity-do just as much. Millions of people have died for those ideals.”

“Maybe it is worth investigating the unknown, if only because the very feeling of not knowing is a painful one.”

“Interior liberty is universal.”

“Were always looking at this love through the eyes of the person who is suffering because of this love.”

“The television industry doesnt like to see the compexity of the world. It prefers simple reporting, with simple ideas: this is white, thats black; this is good, thats bad.”

“There are mysteries, secret zones in each individual.”

“Of course Id like to get beyond the concrete. But its really difficult. Very difficult.”

Do people really want liberty, equality, fraternity? Is it not some manner of speaking?

I like chance meetings - life is full of them. Every day, without realising it, I pass people whom I should know.

To tell you the truth, in my work, love is always in opposition to the elements. It creates dilemmas. It brings in suffering. We cant live with it, and we cant live without it. Youll rarely find a happy ending in my work.