12 Quotes by Costa-Gavras

Every morning you have the economic news from all over the world, from television, radio, the Internet, and an hour later the news changes and the numbers change. People run fast from one place to another, which is very risky because they don’t have enough time to think.

Sometimes there are leftwing governments I’m very critical of. For me, being leftwing is to live in a society where there’s permanent change. It also means to respect the freedom of everybody, and to not accept big organizations or rich, powerful people holding power.

We saw what happens with Bolsheviks. It was another catastrophe. I don’t have the solution. The moviemaker can ask questions but not give solutions.