Of course there are many films about the period of Fascism itself but I don't know of any about that period beforehand. But it wasn't that specific fact that they weren't there that got me to think about this in the first place. It's not what led to the basic idea for the film, although it became apparent when I began to think about it.

When ideas lead to ideology, that's a very dangerous thing. Ideology then leads to creating the image of an enemy, and it leads to the murder and massacre.

I never use soundtrack; it is always part of the story.

The dumber people are, the more they feel the need for a broad set of shoulders they can lay their head against.

If you go with the principle, you should go with the principle. If I really saw the subject very differently than ten years ago, I would have done a different movie.

I try to get closer to reality, to get close to the contradictions. The cinema world can be a real world rather than a dream world.

It became a gamble to myself whether I was able to do the exact same film ["Funny Games"]under very different circumstances.