Lars von trier

Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in my opinion there is only one way: follow the rules.

Basically, I'm afraid of everything in life, except filmmaking.

Only a fool does not fear actors, but you can't beat them, and if you can't beat them, join them, as they say. As I've got older I've become very interested in that part of the work.

I know that I cannot be with a person for three hours without saying at least ten things that would kill me.

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

Actors need bricks to play with, and in fact we rejected all the improvised fragments we had made without a plan. Improvisation without a plan is like tennis without tennis balls.

Political correctness kills discussion.

I think it's important that we all try to give something to this medium, instead of just thinking about what is the most efficient way of telling a story or making an audience stay in a cinema.

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 by some form of humour.