Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theater

Wikipedia:

Born	Rajmund Roman Thierry Polański 18 August 1933 (age 82) Paris, France
Residence	France
Citizenship	Polish (by birth) and French (by naturalization)
Alma mater	National Film School in Łódź
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1954–present
Spouse(s)	Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass(1959–1962; divorced) Sharon Tate (1968–1969; her death) Emmanuelle Seigner (1989–present)
Children	2 (daughter and son)

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Roman Polanski (born Rajmund Roman Thierry Polański; 18 August 1933) is a Polish and, since 1976, naturalized-French film director, producer, writer, and actor. Having made films in Poland, the United Kingdom, France and the United States, he is considered one of the few “truly international filmmakers.” Polanski’s films have inspired diverse directors, including the Coen brothers, Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Atom Egoyan, Darren Aronofsky, Park Chan-wook, Sean Durkin, Abel Ferrara, and Wes Craven.

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Clive James interview

Clive James and Polanski chat rather casually about life in the ghetto and the murder of his wife Sharon Tate over escargot and wine. He shares that his interest in movies started when he lived in the Kraków Ghetto, when he was able to look through the barbed wire and see projections of newsreels in the square.

After his escape, he would frequent the cinema — ironically to watch German films, which he described as “lousy.” He goes on to say that one of the first films that “struck” him was Robin Hood, an American film. Once he got a taste, he began to read book after book on filmmaking.
~nofilmschool.com

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Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2011) – documentary

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Quotes

In Paris, one is always reminded of being a foreigner. If you park your car wrong, it is not the fact that it’s on the sidewalk that matters, but the fact that you speak with an accent.

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I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I’m not envious of anyone-and this is my biggest satisfaction.

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Normal love isn’t interesting. I assure you that it’s incredibly boring.

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I don’t really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man who is beheaded, you have to show how they cut off his head. If you don’t, it’s like telling a dirty joke and leaving out the punch line.

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My films are the expression of momentary desires. I follow my instincts, but in a disciplined way.

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If you have a great passion it seems that the logical thing is to see the fruit of it, and the fruit are children.

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You have to show violence the way it is. If you don’t show it realistically, then that’s immoral and harmful. If you don’t upset people, then that’s obscenity.

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Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.

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Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1965	Berlin Film Festival	Silver Berlin Bear-Extraordinary Jury Prize	Repulsion	Won
1966	Berlin Film Festival	Golden Bear	Cul-de-sac	Won
1968	Academy Award	Best Screenplay	Rosemary’s Baby	Nominated
1974	Academy Award	Academy Award for Best Director	Chinatown	Nominated
	Golden Globe Awards	Golden Globe Award for Best Director		Won
	British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)	Best Direction		Won
1979	César Award	César Award for Best Picture	Tess	Won
		César Award for Best Director		Won
	Academy Award	Best Director		Nominated
	Golden Globe Awards	Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film		Won
		Golden Globe Award for Best Director—Motion Picture		Nominated
2002	Cannes Film Festival	Palme d’Or	The Pianist	Won
	British Academy of Film and Television Arts(BAFTA)	Best Film		Won
		Best Director		Won
	Academy Awards	Best Director		Won
		Best Picture		Nominated
	César Award	César Award for Best Director		Won
		César Award for Best Film		Won
2004	Karlovy Vary International Film Festival	Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema		Won
	Argentine Film Critics Association	Best Foreign Film	The Pianist	Nominated
2009	Zürich Film Festival Golden Icon Award	Lifetime achievement		Won
2010	Berlin Film Festival	Silver Bear for Best Director	The Ghost Writer	Won
	European Film Awards	Best Film		Won
		Best Director		Won
		Best Screenwriter		Won
	Lumières Awards	Best Director		Won
		Best Screenwriter		Won
2011	César Award	César Award for Best Director		Won
		César Award for Best Screenwriter		Won
2014	César Award	César Award for Best Film	Venus in Fur	Nominated
		César Award for Best Director		Won
		César Award for Best Screenwriter		Nominated

Other awards

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

• 1980: Tess nominated for Best Direction
• 1980: Tess nominated for Best Foreign Film
• 1974: Chinatown nominated for Best Film
• 1971: Macbeth nominated for Best Direction
• 1971: Macbeth nominated for Best Film
• 1965: Repulsion nominated for Best Direction
• 1965: Repulsion nominated for Best Screenwriting

Venice Film Festival

• 1966: Cul De Sac nominated for National Syndication of Italian Film Journalists
• 1962: Knife in the Water won for Fipresci Prize