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 Balls 81
Nature is Satans church. Lars Von Trier Nature 59
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 Anything 58
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 Create 58
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. Lars von Trier Bowie 52
If one devalues rationality, the world tends to fall apart. Lars von Trier Apart 42
I had an almost fetishistic attraction to film technology. Lars von Trier Technology 39
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 Anyone 36
When I was in film school, it was said that all good films were characterised by some form of humour. Lars von Trier Characterised 32
I grew up in a culturally radical home, where strong emotions were forbidden. Lars von Trier Culturally 31

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