"True values entail suffering. That’s the way we……" — Lars von Trier
"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 art to contain a touch of melancholia. So melancholia in itself is a value. Unhappy and unrequited love is more romantic than happy love. For we don’t think that’s completely real, do we?…Longing is true. It may be that there’s no truth at all to long for, but the longing itself is true. Just like pain is true. We feel it inside. It’s part of our reality."
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43 Quotes by Lars von Trier
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I am a man of very many anxieties but doing strange things with the camera is not one of them.
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Everything is going to hell, but we should smile all the way.
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I am the best film director in the world.
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If you want to provoke, you should provoke someone who is stronger than you, otherwise you are misusing your power.
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I encouraged the cast to make up their own lines.
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I grew up in a culturally radical home, where strong emotions were forbidden.
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I always do something that I've never done before.
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