Kieslowski Films Quotes

#1. ...'at that time men began to call on the name of the Lord' (Genesis 4:26b) ... Seth and his line feared God and called on his name. Lamech, Cain's descendant, called only on his wives to hear his boasting (Genesis 4:23).

Samuel Ngewa

#2. [on Rouge] This is a film about communication that disappears. We have better and better tools and less and less communication with each other. We only exchange information.

Krzysztof Kieslowski

#3. It's an obsession of mine, that different people, in different places, are thinking the same thing, but for different reasons. I try to make films which connect people.

Krzysztof Kieslowski

#4. I think the fact that I am gay is about the 47th most interesting thing about me.

Sue Perkins

#5. The relationship between the films and the individual Commandments [is] a tentative one. The films should be influenced by the individual Commandments to the same degree that the Commandments influence our daily lives.

Krzysztof Kieslowski

#6. Yer a wizard, Harry!

J.K. Rowling

#7. We must only demand that which each individual can give," said the king. "The authority rests first on reason.

Antoine De Saint-Exupery

#8. How can we aid you with our kindred tears?

William Shakespeare

#9. It is far better to make mistakes, than to marry them.

Merlyn Gabriel Miller

#10. I'm sure you understand my meanin'. After all, you're one of us. Your daddy was born here and your mamma was buried here. You belong here. Not everyone does. I stared back at her. She was in her van before I could say another word. This time, Mrs. Lincoln was after more than burning a few books.

Kami Garcia

#11. God himself took a day to rest in, and a good man's grave is his Sabbath.

John Donne

#12. He is a sort of steady man in a wild way, you know. That's better than to be as some are, wild in a steady way. I am afraid that's how I am.

Thomas Hardy