“As a child, I used to 'torture' other kids by making them be in my sho...” — Jasmila Zbanic Quote

“As a child, I used to 'torture' other kids by making them be in my shows. I would sell tickets to neighbors and organize performances.”

“My generation has to deal with how to overcome a trauma, how to overcome destruction, and how to tell the truth to the next generation.”

“Cinema connects people: they respond as a group, you feel you are not alone, and you see you are not alone. Capitalism is destroying this social aspect of films, and even empathy, by creating the illusion that you are more important than the next person: 'You will buy this because you are special.' That is horrible.”

“The more empathy you have and the more connected you are to society, the better off you'll be.”

“In the case of Bosnia, studies showed that turning to religion was a consequence of post-war depression and dissatisfaction.”

“It was important to feel that you were resisting the fascism around you. But we had no electricity to watch movies. We were imagining our movies.”

“As a parent, it's your job to discipline your child and make him respect you, because that is essentially protecting them.”

“My inner child is not wounded.”

“The worst storyline I've ever been involved in I wasn't involved in, because I was clever enough to get pregnant with my second child and they wrote me out and they replaced me with Christine Jones. And thank God - that was the worst storyline.”

“As a child, it was really hard because I'd be thrown into a new school and have to make new friends, or I'd sit in class for months without speaking the language, but as I got older, I welcomed the possibility of discovering new cultures and languages.”

“When you give a child the opportunity to learn, they always give back.”

“I went through pain as a child so my children wouldn't have to.”