A feature film is twenty-four lies per second.

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.

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

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.

Never say no. It always depends on what's possible. I don't care so much where it is; it's what I want to do that matters.

I want to make it clear: it's not that I hate mainstream cinema. It's perfectly fine. There are a lot of people who need to escape, because they are in very difficult situations, so they have the right to escape from the world. But this has nothing to do with an art form.

I learned my business in the theater and in television, particularly working with the actors. You can learn much more in the theater than directing a movie, because then you have no time when you are shooting a movie to really work with the actors. You have to learn this craft somewhere else.