40 Quotes by Andrzej Wajda

On the one hand, young theatre directors were coming to television theatre, because they wanted to get closer to the cinema, despite having studied and worked for the theatre.

At the same time, television theatre became more visibly active.

Even better, there were established two separate committees deciding on state film funding.

Films made in the spirit of the past continued to be made.

It turned out that the country was helpless in the face of a new reality.

It was progressively more difficult to find work in the theatre, as well.

Eventually, the state's funding covered only the stages leading to presenting a film project to potential funding bodies. It was enough to produce a script, indicate casting and put together a budget to present it all, but nothing beyond that.

In the first years after the systemic transition, our screens showed American entertainment that had not been available before, or had been available only sporadically.

Suddenly, the screens were dominated by American entertainment to the extent of something like 95 percent. As a result, audiences turned away from the kinds of films that we used to make.