Karel Zeman quotes

Karel Zeman was a Czech filmmaker and animator, celebrated for his pioneering work in special effects and fantasy cinema. His films combined live action with animation, creating a unique and imaginative visual style. He inspired generations of filmmakers with his creativity and technical innovation. Here are 6 of his quotes:

I'm on a journey to discover the beauty of the fairy tale and I want to stay on that path, trying to find better ways to capture it on film. And I have only one wish - to delight the eyes and heart of every child.

Karel Zeman

I wanted one thing – to show the fantastic world created by nature over millions of years. Film offered me that chance.

Karel Zeman

With the vast sweep of his imagination Jules Verne created a whole world of magical things imbued with a delightful naiveté, which just charm us...

Karel Zeman

Man has created a grandiose world of technology, of which dread and fear are often the result... Fortunately, events in the world and our way of life are not determined by technology alone.

Karel Zeman

For an artist there is no more serious and, at the same time, more joyous task than to create, through art, a new aesthetic, and ultimately, a new way of being.

Karel Zeman