I'm convinced the Beatles are partly responsible for the fall of Communism. Milos Forman More Quotes by Milos Forman More Quotes From Milos Forman You know, 20 years... the films of television when it started, the literature, radio in communist countries, they're clean as a whistle; there was no violence, no sex, no drugs, nothing. Milos Forman country sex years Because I just loved to spend two years of my life in the company of Andy Kaufman and other characters. Milos Forman character two years Well, I wouldn't say that this experience had any influence on my decision to do this film about Andy, because Andy was apolitical. Andy was never political. Milos Forman influence political decision So I left with Jean Claude and went to Paris, so when the Russians came to Prague, I was in Paris. Milos Forman prague eyebrows paris So, thanks God, our films, our first films were suddenly being appreciated by the Western media; especially France was very good, and Switzerland was very good. Milos Forman switzerland media thank-god When I came for the first time to the United States, visiting, I was absolutely fascinated by New York. Milos Forman united-states new-york america 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 doing, grabbing for... with the hope for this little twig. Milos Forman drowning twigs littles I explained I wanted to make the film because to me it was not just literature but real life, the life I lived in Czechoslovakia from my birth in 1932 until 1968, nurse Ratched was my Nurse Ratched, telling me what I could and could not do ; what I was or was not allowed to say ; where I was and was not allowed to go ; even who I was and was not. Milos Forman top-news I worked with Jack Nitzsche for 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' and we'd booked a symphony orchestra. He dismissed them and came with a little man who poured water into glasses of different sizes to make a glass harmonica. And most of the music for the film was that - with some Indian flutes and some drums. Milos Forman man music glasses water We have funny ideas about how people in mental institutions act. We think of drooling and people going booga-booga and climbing the wall. These are exceptional cases. Milos Forman think funny people ideas Individuals fighting or rebelling against the status quo, the establishment, is good for drama. Milos Forman status good fighting drama If it weren't for 'Cuckoo's Nest,' it would be very difficult for me. It gave me a cushion to live at my artistic pace and not fear I wouldn't have money to live on. Milos Forman live me money fear You think you can do anything, and then you slowly learn how wrong you are. Milos Forman wrong how think you And everything is controlled and everybody is a member of some committee, because then their watchdogs placed in the committees can control everything, what this person says or how this person think(s), you know. Milos Forman control person know you I can say, with a little arrogance, that I could be an actor, a cameraman, a writer, but composers are the most mysterious people. Milos Forman mysterious arrogance i-can people When you make a film, you realize that the audience will be powerless to stop it or flip back to refresh their memories or skip the boring parts. They are at the mercy of your storytelling. Milos Forman stop you boring memories 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 members could afford to do was mind-boggling: they could do practically anything they wanted - steal, you know, lie, whatever. Milos Forman lie know you way First of all, whoever didn't want to be a member of this association or the other association, was branded, you know, like a dangerous individualist, you know, infected by the Western decadence, you know. So everybody joined. Milos Forman know you dangerous want Humor was not important only for me, humor was important for this nation for centuries, to survive, you know. Milos Forman nation me you humor I remember in 1968 when we were in Cannes, in the festival, and we were supposed to be there 10 days, and the second day the festival collapsed because the French, you know, film-makers raised the red flag in the festival and ended the festival. Milos Forman day you red remember
