One of the things that got me thinking during therapy is that they say that fear is only thoughts, and nothing will happen because thoughts will never be real. And my thesis, or joke, in film Antichrist, is that they… — Lars von Trier Copy Share Image
The cognitive therapy that takes place in the film Antichrist is a form of therapy that I have used for some time, and it has to do with confronting your fears. I would say that especially the part of the… — Lars von Trier Copy Share Image
I'm not a woman! Let's make that very clear! Oh I don't know, maybe I am. I am an American woman. Or 65 percent… — Lars von Trier Copy Share
I did a lot of strange things. But I am a bad Catholic that's for sure. Although I think it's difficult to believe in… — Lars von Trier Copy Share
I think that sexuality is the part of human beings that is closest to nature. And nature is dangerous somehow, yes, if you put… — Lars von Trier Copy Share
If there are some people that like the film and some people that do not, that's fine for me, because I do not intend… — Lars von Trier Copy Share
The risk is that you furnish the project with new suggestions to try and freshen it up; it's not always beneficial. You risk betraying… — Lars von Trier Copy Share
I had a lot of frustrations, and I was drinking far too much, and I was just trying to survive and this is what… — Lars von Trier Copy Share
That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them — Lars von Trier Copy Share
True values entail suffering. That’s the way we think. All in all, we tend to view melancholia as more true. We prefer music and… — Lars von Trier Copy Share
I can't tell you why I choose stuff, it's really something I don't analyse. The only thing I can say is that a film… — Lars von Trier Copy Share
I sit there pouring out my woes year after year, coming up with one enormity after another about my mother and the way she… — Lars von Trier Copy Share
When I show a film at a festival, I am showing myself. Everything is at stake for me. — Lars von Trier Copy Share
Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in my opinion… — Lars von Trier Copy Share