When You Create A Church, An Institution,

I Make My Films Because I'm Affected By A Situation, By Something That Makes Me Want To Reflect On It, That Lends Itself To An Artistic Reflection. I Always Aim To Look Directly At What I'm Dealing With. I Think It's A Task Of Dramatic Art To Confront Us With Things That In The Entertainment Industry Are Usually Swept Under The Rug.

And I Don't Believe That Children Are Innocent. In Fact, No One Seriously Believes That. Just Go To A Playground And Watch The Kids Playing In The Sandbox! The Romantic Notion Of The Sweet Child Is Simply The Parents Projecting Their Own Wishes.

In German. I'm More Sensitized To The Details, To The Emotions. In English, I Wouldn't Detect As Much Nuance.

I Give The Spectator The Possibility Of Participating. The Audience Completes The Film By Thinking About It; Those Who Watch Must Not Be Just Consumers Ingesting Spoon-fed Images.

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.