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 TrierIt is more difficult to manipulate with film than, for instance, video. The problem with video is that it gives you a thousand possibilities.
Lars von Trier