Roman Polanski's biography

Roman Polanski is 89 years old film director born at Paris. He was born on Friday 18th of August 1933. He is often nicknamed as Romek. According to year of birth 1933 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 18th of August means he is Leo. As sign in itself indicates “Lion” or “King”, hence people born under Leo sign are considered to be leaders in every aspects of life. They are royal in nature.He was married 3 times.

Roman Polanski's spouse

He is married to Emmanuelle Seigner

He is native polish speaker. He is citizen of Poland. He is an adherent of atheism. His primary profession is to be film director. You can know him also as actor, film producer, screenwriter, writer, character actor, film actor. He is recently known as theatrical director.

Roman Polanski's dad

Roman Polanski's father's name is Ryszard Polański.

Roman Polanski's mom

Roman Polanski's mother's name is Bula Liebling.

Roman Polanski's family

Roman Polanski's spouse

She is known as actor. His spouse was born on Wednesday 22nd of June 1966 in Paris.

Roman Polanski's ex spouses

Sharon Tate

Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate have been together since 1968 for a year. Sharon is known as actor. His ex spouse was born on Sunday 24th of January 1943. His ex spouse died on Saturday 9th of August 1969 in 10050 Cielo Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles. Sharon Tate was 36 years old, when this happened.

Barbara Lass

Roman Polanski and Barbara Lass have been together since 1959 for 3 years. She is known as actor. His ex spouse was born on Saturday 1st of June 1940 in Gostynin. His ex spouse died on Monday 6th of March 1995 in Vaterstetten. Barbara Lass was 62 years old, when this happened.

He has 1 son and 1 daughter

Roman Polanski's son: Elvis Polanski

Roman Polanski's son's name is Elvis Polanski. He is known as actor. His son was born on Sunday 12th of April 1998 in Paris.

Roman Polanski's daughter: Morgane Polanski

Roman Polanski's daughter's name is Morgane Polanski. She is known as actor. His daughter was born on Wednesday 20th of January 1993 in Paris.

Roman Polanski's schools

We found 2 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: National Film School in Łódź, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow.

Roman Polanski's career

His main focus is to be film director. He is also a member of Académie des beaux-arts.

Awards and competitions

Roman Polanski's Awards

He received award for Academy Award for Best Director for work The Pianist in 2002
He received award for European Film Award for Best Film for work The Ghost Writer in 2010
He received award for European Film Award for Best Director for work The Ghost Writer in 2010
He received award for European Film Award for Best Screenwriter for work The Ghost Writer in 2010
He received award for César Award for Best Adaptation for work An Officer and a Spy in 2020
He received award for César Award for Best Director for work An Officer and a Spy in 2020

Roman Polanski's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture
He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Film for work The Pianist in 2002
He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Director for work The Pianist in 2002
He was nominated for European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film for work Oliver Twist in 2006
He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Film for work The Ghost Writer in 2010
He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Director for work The Ghost Writer in 2010
He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Screenwriter for work The Ghost Writer in 2010
He was nominated for European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film for work The Ghost Writer in 2010
He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Screenwriter for work Carnage in 2012
He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Director for work An Officer and a Spy in 2019
He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Film for work An Officer and a Spy in 2019
He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Screenwriter for work An Officer and a Spy in 2019

Roman Polanski's quotes

Normal love isn't interesting. I assure you that it's incredibly boring.
My films are the expression of momentary desires. I follow my instincts, but in a disciplined way.
[on filmmaking] 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.
[on his style of filmmaking] 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.
The best films are because of nobody but the director.
I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone, and this is my biggest satisfaction.
Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.
Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theater.
If ever I see one of my films on television, I have a hard time sitting through it, because it seems like all the sins of youth. Truly, I don't think I did my picture yet. I don't feel like I did anything that was totally satisfying to me.
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.
[on FranÃ§ois Truffaut, Claude Lelouch, and Jean-Luc Godard] People like Truffaut, Lelouch and Godard are like little kids playing at being revolutionaries. I've passed through this stage. I lived in a country where these things happened seriously.
Every failure made me more confident. Because I wanted even more to achieve as revenge. To show that I could.
Every film I make represents a departure for me. You see, it takes so long to make a film. By the time you get to the next one you're already a different man. You've grown up by one or two years.
[to the press after the murder of his wife Sharon Tate in 1969] All of you know how beautiful she was, but few of you know how good she was.
Hollywood is like that: a spoiled brat that screams for possession of a toy and then tosses it out of the baby buggy.
I am not a fortune teller. I would like to be judged for my work, and not for my life. If there is any possibility of changing your destiny, it may be only in your creative life, certainly not in your life, period.
A lot has changed for me. My life has improved. It's not only children, but the relationship with my wife is the best thing that ever happened to me.
First comes my love of my work [in movies], but secondary to the creation itself is the need to get laid.
[on Jack Nicholson] Jack! You see how angry he gets in a scene? Unbelievably scary! He can not stop, he goes into a kind of it, you dunno whether he is acting any more!
[on Harrison Ford] Often when Harrison read a line, it was a different reading than I anticipated, but it worked. Somehow, it was more inspiring or original than what I had in mind.
[on Faye Dunaway] She was a gigantic pain in the ass. She demonstrated certifiable proof of insanity.
[on casting Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968)] She has a neurotic quality, good for Rosemary. Only nuts are interesting people.
There are differences between making films in the US and Europe; in America the opportunities are grander but the films are more formulaic and less artistic.
Films are films, life is life.
Never pull a hair from Faye Dunaway's head. Pull it from somebody else's head.
I'm happy when I find a subject that excites me, that gives me a reason to make a film; and I'm still happy when I'm making it because this is my real and true profession.
I don't think I made my movie yet. I don't have one that would give me a real satisfaction. I would not put any one of them on my gravestone. [2000]
I think my best work is The Pianist (2002). I think if I were asked what cans of which movies do I want deposited on my tomb, I would say "The Pianist". But next probably is Chinatown (1974). [2007]
[after winning the Academy Award for The Pianist (2002)] I didn't know I had so many friends. [Variety, 2003]
[2011 interview] I would love to make a film about aging that would take place before the war. It would follow the stages in the life of a woman who would not have at her disposal the resources of today like cosmetic surgery, creams and pills.
[on what inspired him to make An Officer and a Spy (2019)] The man who was trying to defend someone he dislikes, but for justice. I mean, that's a great subject.
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