The Sistine Chapel is an extraordinary work of education - it lays out all the early books of the Bible.
Peter GreenawayI have often thought it was very arrogant to suppose you could make a film for anybody but yourself.
Peter GreenawayWhat do you want art to give you? What do you want cultural experience to give you? Shouldn't it be in-depth, profound experiences which have some satisfaction and can be retained in your four senses and your imagination for the rest of your life?
Peter GreenawayThere's no such thing as history, only historians. That's how we know about the past.
Peter GreenawayI don't want to be a film-maker. I think painting is far more exciting and profound. It's always at the back of my mind - let's give up this silly business of film-making and concentrate on something more satisfying and worthwhile.
Peter GreenawayMany quite popular films are filled with violence. I think the difference between those and my films is that I show the cause and effect of violent activity. It's not a Donald Duck situation where he get a brick in the back of the head and gets up and walks away in the next frame. Mine have violence which keeps Donald Duck in the hospital for six months and creates a trauma which he will remember for the rest of his life.
Peter Greenaway