Film is 24 lies per second at the service of truth, or at the service of the attempt to find the truth.

As a European filmmaker, you can not make a genre film seriously. You can only make a parody.

It’s harder to write a story with just two people in a room than with 50 characters.

I love actors, both my parents were actors, and the work with actors is the most enjoyable part of making a film. It's important that they feel protected and are confident they won't be betrayed. When you create that atmosphere of trust, it's in the bag - the actors will do everything to satisfy you.

That is one of the characteristics of fascism, the idea that the state can provide all of the answers for everyone.

Like every filmmaker, I make my films to reach the widest audience possible.

It could be Fascist, religious or political - it's always the same model that operates in these circumstances, and it's that which is the actuality of this film. Therefore, it's not specifically an explanation of German Fascism because that would be an impossible thing to do in any case.