In terms of cinema and filmmaking, there are certainly the unexpected gifts that the actors bestow on you. Film is always a… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
It's more enjoyable to shoot in a studio on a single location with two actors... if they are good. — 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
You cannot hurt animals, so what do I do? I kill the dog first. Then I do it with the boy. You're… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I like to write for actors I know and with whom I've worked before. You can write to their strengths and weaknesses… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
“[on his satisfaction as an artist] In terms of cinema and filmmaking, there are certainly the unexpected gifts that the actors bestow… — 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
Drama lives on conflict. If you're trying to deal with social issues seriously, there's no way of avoiding violence, which is so… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I'm not someone who enjoys long talks, long rehearsals. I'm very technical: I tell my actors, you come in, you sit down,… — 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 Image
What we're doing for another person is more important than what we're feeling for them. — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
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 Image
A strict form such as mine cannot be achieved through improvisation. — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
