Well, I Wouldn't Say That This Experience

First Of All, To Defend My Work, I Had To Believe That I Am Doing A Totally Silly, Stupid, Innocent Comedy.

I Lived Long Enough In A Society Where Freedom Of Speech Was Nonexistent, And I Know What Kind Of Misery That Creates - Starting With The Fact That Life Becomes Very Boring For People Who Just Try To Survive, And Are Quiet, And Try Not To Buck The System. And, Of Course, It Can Be Devastating For People Who Try To Speak Against It.

People Who Make Documentaries Have To Be Faithful To The Facts. But When You Are Making A Drama, A Fiction Based On The Life, All You Have To Be Faithful To Is The Spirit Of The Facts, Which I Think I Was In Every Case. As Long As You Don't Violate Their Spirit, You Can Play With The Facts.

You Really See Life Around The Principals To Be As Important As The Main, Principal Actors. That's What Cinéma Vérité Taught Me - That It's Not A Question Of Having A Main Character, A Great Actor, And The Rest Is Unimportant. Every Detail, Every Face In The Crowd Is Important.

You Know What Happened, You Know, In 1938: France, England, You Know, Just Sold Out Czechoslovakia To Hitler.