I think that limitations are the most important part of any art form Lars von Trier More Quotes by Lars von Trier More Quotes From Lars von Trier I'm not a woman! Let's make that very clear! Oh I don't know, maybe I am. I am an American woman. Or 65 percent of me is. Lars von Trier percent clear knows 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 arguing helping children I did a lot of strange things. But I am a bad Catholic that's for sure. Although I think it's difficult to believe in evil. Lars von Trier evil believe thinking I'm very proud of being persona non grata. I've never been that before in my life, and that suits me extremely wellI'm known for provocations, but I like provocations when they have a purpose. And this had no purpose whatsoever. Because I'm not Mel Gibson. I'm definitely not Mel Gibson. Lars von Trier suits proud purpose There is no creative expression of artistic value that has ever been produced by ex-drunkards and ex-drug-addicts. Who the hell would bother with a Rolling Stones without booze or with a Jimi Hendrix without heroin? Lars von Trier drug creative expression I’m having a vacation and it’s so beautiful and maybe I’ll never get another film idea in my life. Lars von Trier vacation beautiful ideas I understand Hitler... I sympathise with him a little bit. Lars von Trier bits I grew up in a culturally radical home, where strong emotions were forbidden. Lars von Trier emotion strong home 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 betrayal risk trying It's always been a lie that it's difficult to make films. Lars von Trier difficult film lying I would say that I am a poor Christian; I'm not a believer. It was this idea very early in my life that life on Earth, nature or man could not be a creation of a merciful God. Lars von Trier christian men ideas You could say that when you introduce humour to your work, you also step back a little from it. You create a distance Lars von Trier distance steps littles A film has to be like a stone in the shoe. Lars von Trier shoes film stones I am very romantic about communism even still, but I know terrible things happened. Lars von Trier very-romantic terrible communism Even if you feel all right, tell the actors you don't have full power, and they will help you. Lars von Trier helping We start with a rehearsal where the actors kind of bring what they think should be in the scene. But we film everything, and we use cuts of this first take, also. Lars von Trier cutting kind thinking I can't tell you why I choose stuff, it's really something I don't analyse. The only thing I can say is that a film has to demand to be made, I don't have a plan of what films I'm going to make. The only thing that I know now is that I'm not too crazy about doing things again that I've been into before. Lars von Trier film crazy The cognitive therapy that takes place in the film Antichrist is a form of therapy that I have used for some time, and it has to do with confronting your fears. I would say that especially the part of the film that has to do with therapy is humoristic because people who know about this form of therapy would know that the character is more than a fool. Lars von Trier fool character people When I show a film at a festival, I am showing myself. Everything is at stake for me. Lars von Trier stakes festivals film 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 cake careers people
