Krzysztof Kieslowski
Krzysztof Kieslowski

Someone knocks at the door of an apartment to borrow salt or sugar, people run into each other in the elevator, and in this way become inscribed in the spectator's memory.

Krzysztof Kieslowski
Krzysztof Kieslowski

Documentaries deal with people who live real, everyday lives. But if these people trusted us and told us the truth about their lives, it could be used against them - which sometimes happened.

Krzysztof Kieslowski
Krzysztof Kieslowski

I am trained as a film-maker. There is nothing else I can do.

Krzysztof Kieslowski
Krzysztof Kieslowski

Things have changed for the worse. That's why former eastern bloc countries are electing communists again. We are missing them and longing for the times we cursed before.

Krzysztof Kieslowski
Krzysztof Kieslowski

I can't imagine life without Poland. I find it very hard to find a place for myself in the West.