Michael Haneke

You can use your means in a good and bad way. In German-speaking art…

When I first envisioned ‘Funny Games’ in the mid-1990s, it was my intention to…

All movies assault the viewer in one way or another…

Film is the manipulative medium par excellence. When you think back on the history of…

And I don’t believe that children are innocent. In fact, no one seriously believes that…

To be perfectly honest, I think that as I’m growing older, I’m just growing more…

And if there was one title that could be applied to all my films, it…

Because I’m the author of my screenplays I know what I’m looking for. It’s true…

Mainstream cinema raises questions only to immediately provide an answer to them, so they can…

People expect me to be dark and gloomy, then write that I’m a jolly chap…

Drama lives on conflict. If you’re trying to deal with social issues seriously, there’s no…

Films that are entertainments give simple answers but I think that’s ultimately more cynical, as…

Of course, we avoid death. To know something is inevitable is one thing. To accept…

My father and I had a good relationship, it was very relaxed. He had a…

I love actors, both my parents were actors, and the work with actors is the…