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Lars Von Trier Quotes

Lars von Trier is not not somebody who is known for conducting a normal press conference ever Picture Quote #1

My films generally center around thousands of pictures being flashed in rapid succession to create the illusion of motion Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If I made a musical in the beginning of my career, it would have been crane shots and tracking shots and people coming out of cakes and whatever, but these techniques are something that I’ve left behind me Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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When I was in film school, it was said that all good films were characterised by some form of humour Picture Quote #1

I come from a family of communist nudists. I was allowed to do or not do what I liked. My parents were not interested in whether I went to school or got drunk on white wine Picture Quote #1

I am a man of very many anxieties but doing strange things with the camera is not one of them Picture Quote #1

If you want to provoke, you should provoke someone who is stronger than you, otherwise you are misusing your power Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I think it’s a very strange question that I have to defend myself. I don’t feel that. You are all my guests, it’s not the other way around, that’s how I feel Picture Quote #1

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When I show a film at a festival, I am showing myself. Everything is at stake for me Picture Quote #1

I am not very tough with raising my children, but you can argue that to be more tough will help your children Picture Quote #1

I know that I cannot be with a person for three hours without saying at least ten things that would kill me Picture Quote #1

The risk is that you furnish the project with new suggestions to try and freshen it up; it’s not always beneficial. You risk betraying the original intention with the story, forgetting what it is you really want to portray Picture Quote #1

Evil gives you far more strings to pull. But I must say that I have never been interested in the psychology of evil, not in the slightest. Perhaps I’m not interested in evil, but in the dark sides of human beings Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I mean look at Antichrist. He’s not making films to be liked by everyone, so why is this so surprising coming from Lars von Trier? Picture Quote #1

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Lars von Trier is not not somebody who is known for conducting a normal press conference ever (Lars Von Trier Quotes) My films generally center around thousands of pictures being flashed in rapid succession to create the illusion of motion (Lars Von Trier Quotes) 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 (Lars Von Trier Quotes) 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 (Lars Von Trier Quotes) If I made a musical in the beginning of my career, it would have been crane shots and tracking shots and people coming out of cakes and whatever, but these techniques are something that I’ve left behind me (Lars Von Trier Quotes) 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 (Lars Von Trier Quotes) When I was in film school, it was said that all good films were characterised by some form of humour (Lars Von Trier Quotes) I come from a family of communist nudists. I was allowed to do or not do what I liked. My parents were not interested in whether I went to school or got drunk on white wine (Lars Von Trier Quotes) I am a man of very many anxieties but doing strange things with the camera is not one of them (Lars Von Trier Quotes) If you want to provoke, you should provoke someone who is stronger than you, otherwise you are misusing your power (Lars Von Trier Quotes) 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 (Lars Von Trier Quotes) I think it’s a very strange question that I have to defend myself. I don’t feel that. You are all my guests, it’s not the other way around, that’s how I feel (Lars Von Trier Quotes) When I show a film at a festival, I am showing myself. Everything is at stake for me (Lars Von Trier Quotes) I am not very tough with raising my children, but you can argue that to be more tough will help your children (Lars Von Trier Quotes) I know that I cannot be with a person for three hours without saying at least ten things that would kill me (Lars Von Trier Quotes) The risk is that you furnish the project with new suggestions to try and freshen it up; it’s not always beneficial. You risk betraying the original intention with the story, forgetting what it is you really want to portray (Lars Von Trier Quotes) Evil gives you far more strings to pull. But I must say that I have never been interested in the psychology of evil, not in the slightest. Perhaps I’m not interested in evil, but in the dark sides of human beings (Lars Von Trier Quotes) 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 (Lars Von Trier Quotes) I mean look at Antichrist. He’s not making films to be liked by everyone, so why is this so surprising coming from Lars von Trier? (Lars Von Trier Quotes)

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