I think working with actors is a little bit how a chef would work with a potato or a piece of meat. You have to kind of have a look at the potato or the piece of meat and see what kind of possibilities are in the ingredient. I know I'm using the wrong metaphor. I think my job is to see what potato is there and from there, just work under their conditions.
Lars von TrierYou know, I really do have some morals. I do actually care about people. And I do have a political standpoint.
Lars von TrierI am a man who likes to control things, and if I can't control them totally I will not control them at all.
Lars von TrierI am crazy about time cuts. I have a theory that the audience tie everything together so they don't see time cuts but the time cuts give us the possibility of jumping in time, which means a psychological evolution can be cut down.
Lars von TrierI think its a very strange question that I have to defend myself. I donโt feel that. You are all my guests, itโs not the other way around, thatโs how I feel.
Lars von Trier