Yugoslavia was a kind of superpower. Great movies. Beautiful novels. Great rock-and-roll. We became a superpower in basketball. The problem is that people needed to identify more strongly with it after Tito and his awful, tricky way of leading the country. Emir Kusturica Read Quote
Most people only remember Maradona for the bad parts now. But he was a genius, someone who lifted us and himself up to the level of the gods. Emir Kusturica Read Quote
I’m fed up with democracy. In a democracy, people vote for the mayors. I wanted to build a city where I will choose the citizens. Emir Kusturica Read Quote
Making movies is a dangerous job. Because you are always the one who stands at the center of the universe when making movies. Emir Kusturica Read Quote
I never wanted an independent Bosnia. I wanted Yugoslavia. That is my country. Emir Kusturica Read Quote
I know it is crazy, but I want to create a place where people can come in an organised way to think differently, to think their own thoughts. Emir Kusturica Read Quote
I am not trying to say I’m a genius, but ‘Underground’ was the strongest attack there has been on Milosevic. It is about a man who locks his friends in a cellar for 40 years and convinces them that the war is still going on. He uses them, but they still think he is a great guy. And this was shown in every cinema in Serbia. Emir Kusturica Read Quote
Just because I believe in the identity and integrity of my country doesn’t make a xenophobe or a nationalist. Emir Kusturica Read Quote
