On The Set I Make Jokes I

Classicism Becomes Avant-garde When Everyone Else Is Doing Their Utmost To Develop New Stylistic Forms. And I Think It's Healthy To Return To Classical Forms.

What We're Doing For Another Person Is More Important Than What We're Feeling For Them.

You'll See More Violence In Any Television Crime Series Than You Will In My Films Art Is There To Have A Stimulating Effect, If It Earns Its Name. You Have To Be Honest, That's The Only Thing.

I Think That What's Important As A Director Is To Give Your Actors The Feeling That They're Protected, The Feeling Of Confidence, The Feeling That If They Make Mistakes, Then As A Director, You'll Know How To Help Them. If You're Able To Convey That, Then The Actors Will Give You Wonderful Performances. As Well As The Author, You Have To Write Scenes That Give The Actors The Opportunity To Show What They're Capable Of.

It Could Be Fascist, Religious Or Political - It's Always The Same Model That Operates In These Circumstances, And It's That Which Is The Actuality Of This Film. Therefore, It's Not Specifically An Explanation Of German Fascism Because That Would Be An Impossible Thing To Do In Any Case.