I Think Everybody Dreamt Somehow To Make

Because If You Lived, As I Did, Several Years Under Nazi Totalitarianism, And Then 20 Years In Communist Totalitarianism, You Would Certainly Realize How Precious Freedom Is, And How Easy It Is To Lose Your Freedom.

Because I Just Loved To Spend Two Years Of My Life In The Company Of Andy Kaufman And Other Characters.

Well, I Wouldn't Say That This Experience Had Any Influence On My Decision To Do This Film About Andy, Because Andy Was Apolitical. Andy Was Never Political.

You Know, 20 Years... The Films Of Television When It Started, The Literature, Radio In Communist Countries, They're Clean As A Whistle; There Was No Violence, No Sex, No Drugs, Nothing.

I Lived Long Enough In A Society Where Freedom Of Speech Was Nonexistent, And I Know What Kind Of Misery That Creates - Starting With The Fact That Life Becomes Very Boring For People Who Just Try To Survive, And Are Quiet, And Try Not To Buck The System. And, Of Course, It Can Be Devastating For People Who Try To Speak Against It.