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As a private person, professionally I am invisible.

Michael Haneke

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Michael Haneke
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 23
Film Actor
Film Critic
Film Director
Screenwriter
Theatrical Director
University Teacher
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München
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It became a gamble to myself whether I was able to do the exact same film [Funny Games]under very different circumstances.
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I’ve been accused of ‘raping’ the audience in my films, and I admit to that freely — all movies assault the viewer in one way or another.
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Because I'm the author of my screenplays I know what I'm looking for. It's true that I can be stubborn in demanding that I get what I want, but it's also a question of working with patience and love.
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At its best, film should be like a ski jump. It should give the viewer the option of taking flight, while the act of jumping is left up to him.
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It's a disease of critics that once they've labeled someone, it's very hard to change their perspective. It's laziness.
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Film is simply the most complex way you can express yourself
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A strict form such as mine cannot be achieved through improvisation.
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It's the duty of art to ask questions, not to provide answers. And if you want a clearer answer, I'll have to pass.
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It could be Fascist, religious or political - it's always the same model that operates in these circumstances, and it's that which is the actuality of this film. Therefore, it's not specifically an explanation of German Fascism because that would be an impossible thing to do in any case.
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I want to be able to control things and that's very difficult to do if you're not 100% in a particular language. It makes you uncertain and it makes you nervous.
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Film is 24 lies per second at the service of truth, or at the service of the attempt to find the truth.
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You become a film critic because you're interested in film. I don't know whether knowing so much about cinema leads you to make better films, but it certainly can't hurt.
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I consider all my films an experiment, at least in my mind.
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I think that religion is an integral part of human needs, but the question also is how you understand religion.
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Even the most elitist director or author who claims that he doesn't care if his works are seen or not, then I have to think that he's either a liar or a hypocrite.
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I love actors, both my parents were actors, and the work with actors is the most enjoyable part of making a film. It's important that they feel protected and are confident they won't be betrayed. When you create that atmosphere of trust, it's in the bag - the actors will do everything to satisfy you.
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In German. I'm more sensitized to the details, to the emotions. In English, I wouldn't detect as much nuance.
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Pornography, it seems to me, is no different from war films or propaganda films in that it tries to make the visceral, horrific, or transgressive elements of life consumable.
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