Alexander Kluge

Similar to the telescope or the telephone, television enables us to see or hear things we never dreamed of. When you look…

— Alexander Kluge

When I think of the library of Alexandria and of the fact that, although it burnt down, people continue to sort the…

— Alexander Kluge

As soon as you judge communication a little more rigorously, there is a possibility that the message will not be democratized. I…

— Alexander Kluge

Hidden in a long text, there are perhaps three lines that count.

— Alexander Kluge

You cannot limit yourself to one area of specialized craft. Instead, regardless of craft, you have to charge all forms of expression…

— Alexander Kluge

I don't pay attention to target audiences and therefore I often hear that I am a ratings killer, somebody who fundamentally doesn't…

— Alexander Kluge

The one thing about program television that's absolutely incompatible with any concept of art is that all decisions have to be made…

— Alexander Kluge

We don't perceive a contradiction between writing books, making films or producing a television program. These days you can't choose how you…

— Alexander Kluge

If they had Mozart today, they couldn't work with him, although he was a very adaptable man.

— Alexander Kluge