A film should be like a rock in the shoe.

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

It's always been a lie that it's difficult to make films.

True values entail suffering. That’s the way we think. All in all, we tend to view melancholia as more true. We prefer music and art to contain a touch of melancholia. So melancholia in itself is a value. Unhappy and unrequited love is more romantic than happy love. For we don’t think that’s completely real, do we?…Longing is true. It may be that there’s no truth at all to long for, but the longing itself is true. Just like pain is true. We feel it inside. It’s part of our reality.

I think that sexuality is the part of human beings that is closest to nature. And nature is dangerous somehow, yes, if you put nature against civilisation, nature is definitely a threat.

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

I hope my films will never completely be without the ability to mark anybody.