For me, it's always difficult when a historical film claims to depict or represent a reality that none of us can know,… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
You'll see more violence in any television crime series than you will in my films... Art is there to have a stimulating… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I think it's a little simplistic to explain a work through the psychology of its author. In other words, that Haneke has… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
“[on what interests him as a moviegoer] I'm interested in seeing films that confront me with new things, with films that make… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
Of course there are many films about the period of Fascism itself but I don't know of any about that period beforehand.… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I love actors, both my parents were actors, and the work with actors is the most enjoyable part of making a film.… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I make my films because I'm affected by a situation, by something that makes me want to reflect on it, that lends… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
My feeling, however, is that films that are open are more productive for the audience. The films that, if I'm in a… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
If a director says he doesn't care how many people see his films at all, I simply don't believe him. Otherwise why… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
In general, in all my films, I choose to create a certain mistrust, rather than claiming that what I'm showing onscreen is… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
Usually, when making a film, the surprises are negative surprises. You don't get what you wanted or what you hoped for. The… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
It could be Fascist, religious or political - it's always the same model that operates in these circumstances, and it's that which… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
The film [the white Ribbon] does try to use German Fascism as an example, but not specifically Fascism... the results of German… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I think that what's important as a director is to give your actors the feeling that they're protected, the feeling of confidence,… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I learned my business in the theater and in television, particularly working with the actors. You can learn much more in the… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
Film is the manipulative medium par excellence. When you think back on the history of film and the 20th century, you see… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
The trouble is that when you read criticisms about the other films that I've made you get the impression that they're all about themes,… — Michael Haneke Copy Share
What we're doing for another person is more important than what we're feeling for them. — Michael Haneke Copy Share
In terms of cinema and filmmaking, there are certainly the unexpected gifts that the actors bestow on you. Film is always a question of… — Michael Haneke Copy Share
To decide to film a movie again shot by shot, you must be masochistic to a certain degree because it is a much greater… — Michael Haneke Copy Share
“There are those who see film and take it seriously as an artistic medium, and others who go to have a good time, to… — Michael Haneke Copy Share
When making a film, I'm never concerned about whether the theme is new or whether it's been done before in cinema or not. I'm… — Michael Haneke Copy Share
It's difficult because you can't generalise about these things. But in essence, you deal with children as simply as you deal with actors -… — Michael Haneke Copy Share
Well, the first thing I had to do was to read a lot. First of all, about education... and looking at education from the… — Michael Haneke Copy Share
Of course I am a child of European culture. There are a number of great directors from which I learned, but there is nobody… — Michael Haneke Copy Share
My father and I had a good relationship, it was very relaxed. He had a lot of humour. He looked a little bit like… — Michael Haneke Copy Share
If I tell the audience what they should think, then I am robbing them of their own imagination and their own capacity of deciding… — Michael Haneke Copy Share
You become a film critic because you're interested in film. I don't know whether knowing so much about cinema leads you to make better… — Michael Haneke Copy Share
I think it's a little simplistic to explain a work through the psychology of its author. In other words, that Haneke has emotional problems,… — Michael Haneke Copy Share
When I first envisioned 'Funny Games' in the mid-1990s, it was my intention to have an American audience watch the movie. It is a… — Michael Haneke Copy Share
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