Lars von Trier Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

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

“More than anything, there are more images in evil. Evil is based far more on the visual, whereas good has no good images at all.”

“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.”

“I am not very tough with raising my children, but you can argue that to be more tough will help your children.”

“When I was in film school, it was said that all good films were characterised by some form of humour.”

“When I was younger, I was fascinated by David Bowie, for example. he had created an entire myth around himself. It was as important as his music.”

“You could say that when you introduce humour to your work, you also step back a little from it. You create a distance.”

“You know, I really do have some morals. I do actually care about people. And I do have a political standpoint.”

“I sit there pouring out my woes year after year, coming up with one enormity after another about my mother and the way she let me down; but it doesn't make me any the less fearful.”

“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.”