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22 quotes by Milos Forman

Miloš Forman at the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Born Jan Tomáš Forman (1932-02-18) February 18, 1932 (age 82) Čáslav, Czechoslovakia Occupation Actor, director, screenwriter Years active 1953–present Spouse(s) Jana Brejchová (1958–62; divorced) Vera Kresadlova-Formanova (1964–99; divorced; 2 children) Martina Zborilova-Forman (1999–present; 2 children) Jan Tomáš Forman (Czech: [ˈjan ˈtomaːʃ ˈforman]; born February 18,...
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I tell you, in my opinion, the cornerstone of democracy is free press - that's the cornerstone.

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Memories are doing funny things to us.

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Well, listen, you know, the Czech saying is, you know, when you are drowning you are grabbing even a little twig. That's what all Czechs were... →

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Because if you lived, as I did, several years under Nazi totalitarianism, and then 20 years in communist totalitarianism, you would certainly realize... →

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I get out of the taxi and it's probably the only city which in reality looks better than on the postcards, New York.

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The worst evil is - and that's the product of censorship - is the self-censorship, because that twists spines, that destroys my character because... →

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I think everybody dreamt somehow to make a film in Hollywood, you know.

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You know, 20 years... the films of television when it started, the literature, radio in communist countries, they're clean as a whistle; there... →

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And also they were absolutely brilliant in one way, you know: they knew how effective is not to punish somebody who is guilty; what Communist Party... →

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So, thanks God, our films, our first films were suddenly being appreciated by the Western media; especially France was very good, and Switzerland was... →

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People must not think that all bad in man which is unleashed, the moment you impose censorship disappears from man.

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So I left with Jean Claude and went to Paris, so when the Russians came to Prague, I was in Paris.

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Because I just loved to spend two years of my life in the company of Andy Kaufman and other characters.

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