Miloš Forman Quotes

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I tell you, in my opinion, the cornerstone of democracy is free press — that's the cornerstone. I'm convinced if the press... it was not possible, of course, but if the free press existed through this century, there wouldn't be Hitler there wouldn't Stalin, there wouldn't be all this incredible price people have to pay for their freedom, you know, because that's what they're always first after… newspapers, radio, television, everything like that.

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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. 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, you know. It was... [Sighs] it was just ridiculous.

Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman

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Born: February 18, 1932

Died: April 13, 2018 (aged 86)

Bio: Jan Tomáš Forman, known as Miloš Forman, was a Czech film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor, who until 1968 lived and worked primarily in the former Czechoslovakia.

Known for:

Amadeus (1984)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Loves of a Blonde (1965)
Man on the Moon (1999)

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