“... After the film “Forgotten Melody for Flute,” Emil and I parted ways. We haven't worked together for almost eight years. Moreover, we separated not because of some kind of conflict or quarrel. We separated, perhaps, because our creative interests began to diverge. By the way, I invited Emil to take part in the work on “Promised Heaven,” but this material he wasn't interested. Emil refused. He, in turn, offered me his projects, but they did not interest me. However, this did not in any way affect our personal relationship. And when in the fall of 1997 the plot of a new comedy about love came to my mind, I immediately thought: “We should write this together with Emil.” Emil accepted my offer with joy, and we began to write “Quiet Pools.” We were both worried about how our work would go after such a long break. But there seemed to be no separation, as if we had just finished our last thing yesterday. We worked on the script for almost six months and made several options. In April 1998, the script was ready. ..."