Milos Forman Quotes

I think the 20s are a vastly overrated decade. We promise kids that once they get out of school, life will begin and their dreams will come true. But then comes the struggle.

I think I can sing, but that does not mean I can actually sing. I fear that I'm like one of those 'American Idol' contestants who truly believe they are good and are actually dreadful.

I had amazing stuff happen right off the top. I thought this was how it worked. Hollywood is awesome! Cut to three years later: What happened?

When you're young you think that you're going to sail into a lovely lake of quietude and peace. This is profoundly untrue.

Fame was not at all what it was cracked up to be, as far as I was concerned.

You know, I wanted to get married, and so I - but I, you know, I realize no matter what you want, it's kind of a fantasy.

Sometimes your dreams come true, and it's a real drag.

You know, nothing is ever happily-ever-after. Ever.

Nothing pleases me more than when somebody who was awe-inspired to be working with me realizes I'm just another schmuck that they're bored of hanging out with on a set. I love that moment. I like it when that persistent illusion is smashed.

Most of us...are naturally more sanguine and hopeful than logic would justify. We seem to be so constituted that in the absence of any facts to go upon we are happy and self-satisfied; so that the effect of experience is continually to contract our hopes and aspirations

If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance speeches there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven.

I was one of those kids who thought I could be the president of England when I grew up if I wanted to. Then I started acting and realized life is hard, and people are mean. And there's no president of England, and I'm not British.

If you think you're right 80% of the time, you're deluded.

Learning To believe you are magnificent. And gradually to discover that you are not magnificent. Enough labor for one human life.

Apparently, the world is not a wish granting factory.

Every now and then I meet someone certain of personal greatness. I want to pat this person on the shoulder and mutter comforting words: "Things will get better! You won't always feel so depressed! Cheer up!"

People aren't always what you want them to be

Youth enters the world with very happy prejudices in her own favor. She imagines herself not only certain of accomplishing every adventure, but of obtaining those rewards which the accomplishment may deserve. She is not easily persuaded to believe that the force of merit can be resisted by obstinacy and avarice, or its luster darkened by envy and malignity.

There’s no such thing as handsome princes, she told herself. There’s no such thing as happily ever after.

The world, unfortunately, rarely matches our hopes and consistently refuses to behave in a reasonable manner.

This is a terrible confession to make, but after I left the Army I had a number of things to try. I had a great conceit to think that if all else failed I could always go to Hollywood. So when all else did fail I really went to Hollywood. And then I found out how wrong I was.

Sometimes. It was a good escape. Until, you know, it wasn‟t.

Only children believe they're capable of everything.

If it came true, it wasn't much of a dream.