Emir Kusturica

“I believe that the director is the author of the film.”

“My future is in my past.”

“What I'm trying to do is to make a movie that is not a movie, to cross the borders of movies.”

“Cinema is a miracle.”

“Globalization is a new form of totalitarianism.”

“The Balkans are a place where history produces more than it can consume.”

“If you are not a communist at the age of 20, you have no heart. If you are still a communist at the age of 30, you have no brain.”

“I am not a politician. I am an artist.”

“I hate Hollywood. It's a sad, sad place. I'd rather be in my own country, in my own house, with my own music.”

“My films are not for everyone. They are for people who are willing to feel.”

“An artist has to be a little bit of a prophet, a little bit of a crazy person.”

“Optimism is a form of cowardice.”