I had an almost fetishistic attraction to film technology.

Quote by Lars Von Trier

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I always do something that I've never done before.

I always do something that I've never done before.

You could say that when you introduce humour to your work, you also step back...

You could say that when you introduce humour to your work, you also step back...

I sit there pouring out my woes year after year, coming up with one enormity...

I sit there pouring out my woes year after year, coming up with one enormity...

More than anything, there are more images in evil. Evil is based far more on...

More than anything, there are more images in evil. Evil is based far more on...

Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if...

Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if...

Only a fool does not fear actors, but you can't beat them, and if you...

Only a fool does not fear actors, but you can't beat them, and if you...

I think it's important that we all try to give something to this medium, instead...

I think it's important that we all try to give something to this medium, instead...

I grew up in a culturally radical home, where strong emotions were forbidden.

I grew up in a culturally radical home, where strong emotions were forbidden.

If one devalues rationality, the world tends to fall apart.

If one devalues rationality, the world tends to fall apart.

When I was in film school, it was said that all good films were characterised...

When I was in film school, it was said that all good films were characterised...

If I made a musical in the beginning of my career, it would have been...

If I made a musical in the beginning of my career, it would have been...

Actors need bricks to play with, and in fact we rejected all the improvised fragments...

Actors need bricks to play with, and in fact we rejected all the improvised fragments...

I'm having a vacation, and it's so beautiful, and maybe I'll never get another film...

I'm having a vacation, and it's so beautiful, and maybe I'll never get another film...

When I was younger, I was fascinated by David Bowie, for example. he had created...

When I was younger, I was fascinated by David Bowie, for example. he had created...

It's always been a lie that it's difficult to make films.

It's always been a lie that it's difficult to make films.

That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't...

That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't...

I'm happy that I'm alive. I feel like someone coming back from Vietnam, you know;...

I'm happy that I'm alive. I feel like someone coming back from Vietnam, you know;...