If I tell the audience what they should think, then I am robbing them of their own imagination and their own capacity… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
Films that are entertainments give simple answers but I think that's ultimately more cynical, as it denies the viewer room to think.… — 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
Classicism becomes avant-garde when everyone else is doing their utmost to develop new stylistic forms. I think it's healthy to return to… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I think that religion is an integral part of human needs, but the question also is how you understand religion. — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
To be perfectly honest, I think that as I'm growing older, I'm just growing more impatient. I'll be very happy if at… — 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
Even the most elitist director or author who claims that he doesn't care if his works are seen or not, then I… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I give the spectator the possibility of participating. The audience completes the film by thinking about it; those who watch must not… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I think watching a movie that simply confirms my feelings is a waste of time. That applies not only to movies, but… — 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
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 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
People expect me to be dark and gloomy, then write that I'm a jolly chap, and after all, that is what I… — 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
