A Feature Film Is Twenty-four Lies Per

Even The Most Elitist Director Or Author Who Claims That He Doesn't Care If His Works Are Seen Or Not, Then I Have To Think That He's Either A Liar Or A Hypocrite.

Awards Are Important For All Directors Because They Improve Your Working Conditions. You're Only As Good As Your Last Film, So If You Get Prizes Or Large Audiences, Then You Get More Money For Your Next Film.

I'm Interested In Seeing Films That Confront Me With New Things, With Films That Make Me Question Myself, With Films That Help Me To Reflect On Subjects That I Hadn't Thought About Before, Films That Help Me Progress And Advance.

The Film [the White Ribbon] Does Try To Use German Fascism As An Example, But Not Specifically Fascism... The Results Of German Fascism. It Shows How People Are Prepared Or Indoctrinated For An Ideology... People Who Are Already In A State Of Repression Who Have Been Humiliated By Society And Who Clasp At A Straw That's Offered To Them. And How That's Then Developed Into A Form Of Indoctrination.

I Like To Write For Actors I Know And With Whom I've Worked Before. You Can Write To Their Strengths And Weaknesses And Write Roles That Are Better Suited To Them.