Jasmila Zbanic Quotes

Layer by layer art strips life bare.

Veiling truth in mystery.

If you are going to try and hide something, sooner or later people are going to find out.

Reality is not simply there, it must be searched and won.

There are secrets at the heart of every story; there is something that must be uncovered or discovered, both by the reader and by the characters.

I've always felt you unearth story, like you're on an archeological dig.

What was once underground is now coming to the surface.

I like deconstructing things. I like cutting the legs out from under something that feels secret.

The truth won't stay hidden and will come out.

There is nothing which is secret save it shall be revealed; there is no work of darkness save it shall be made manifest in the light; and there is nothing which is sealed upon the earth save it shall be loosed.

Things can’t be kept secret forever.

Truth will come to light; murder cannot be hid long.

The Truth, sometimes not sought for, comes forth to the light.

Audiences like making discoveries.

I know that you cannot banish the truth permanently, you can only cloud it temporarily.

Being in the public eye makes you frightened to talk openly about things - which is precisely why you should. You can really make a difference and open up subjects that are taboo.

I've always liked discovering things.

Wow, a left-wing leader getting a good reception at a rock festival. What kind of crazy world is it we live in that that kind of thing happens?

My whole intention is to break down these limitations of what a black comedian is supposed to be and to open up a space.

At least international media can see how I am trying to change the typical orthodox mindset of people who don't want to come out of their shells of false beliefs and old practices.

If my stories make people uncomfortable, because it questions your set ideas and value systems that are convenient for a group of people or ideas that promote patriarchy and religious fanaticism, then my job as an artiste and a writer is done. The more you will cry foul, the louder my characters will speak.

I've been fortunate that a lot of roles I've done have been professionals and not your TV stereotype of Latinos.

I have to strip away all the layers when I'm writing the song. I have to cut through all these layers of years of putting up walls and putting protective layers around myself.

The next Bond ought to be a woman or, at least, a black actor.

Young girls in Haryana should speak their mind and not be afraid to challenge the system.