Facts about Lars von Trier

Occup.Director
FromDenmark
BornApril 30, 1956
Age68 years

Summary

Lars von Trier is a famous Director from Denmark, he/she is 68 years old and still alive, born April 30, 1956.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac taurus, who is known for Security, Subtle strength, Appreciation, Instruction, Patience. Our collection contains 18 quotes who is written / told by Lars.

Related authors: Charlotte Gainsbourg (Actress), Willem Dafoe (Actor), Chloe Sevigny (Actress)

18 Famous quotes by Lars von Trier

Small: Thats the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply cant do, so you dont h
"That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them"
Small: Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, i
"Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in my opinion there is only one way: follow the rules"
Small: You could say that when you introduce humour to your work, you also step back a little from it. You cre
"You could say that when you introduce humour to your work, you also step back a little from it. You create a distance"
Small: If one devalues rationality, the world tends to fall apart
"If one devalues rationality, the world tends to fall apart"
Small: Only a fool does not fear actors, but you cant beat them, and if you cant beat them, join them, as they
"Only a fool does not fear actors, but you can't beat them, and if you can't beat them, join them, as they say. As I've got older I've become very interested in that part of the work"
Small: If I made a musical in the beginning of my career, it would have been crane shots and tracking shots an
"If I made a musical in the beginning of my career, it would have been crane shots and tracking shots and people coming out of cakes and whatever, but these techniques are something that I've left behind me"
Small: Actors need bricks to play with, and in fact we rejected all the improvised fragments we had made witho
"Actors need bricks to play with, and in fact we rejected all the improvised fragments we had made without a plan. Improvisation without a plan is like tennis without tennis balls"
Small: Im happy that Im alive. I feel like someone coming back from Vietnam, you know Im sure that later on Il
"I'm happy that I'm alive. I feel like someone coming back from Vietnam, you know; I'm sure that later on I'll start killing people in a square somewhere, but right now, I just feel happy to be alive"
Small: I sit there pouring out my woes year after year, coming up with one enormity after another about my mot
"I sit there pouring out my woes year after year, coming up with one enormity after another about my mother and the way she let me down; but it doesn't make me any the less fearful"
Small: I always do something that Ive never done before
"I always do something that I've never done before"
Small: When I was younger, I was fascinated by David Bowie, for example. he had created an entire myth around
"When I was younger, I was fascinated by David Bowie, for example. he had created an entire myth around himself. It was as important as his music"
Small: When I was in film school, it was said that all good films were characterised by some form of humour
"When I was in film school, it was said that all good films were characterised by some form of humour"
Small: More than anything, there are more images in evil. Evil is based far more on the visual, whereas good h
"More than anything, there are more images in evil. Evil is based far more on the visual, whereas good has no good images at all"
Small: I had an almost fetishistic attraction to film technology
"I had an almost fetishistic attraction to film technology"
Small: Its always been a lie that its difficult to make films
"It's always been a lie that it's difficult to make films"
Small: I grew up in a culturally radical home, where strong emotions were forbidden
"I grew up in a culturally radical home, where strong emotions were forbidden"
Small: Im having a vacation, and its so beautiful, and maybe Ill never get another film idea in my life
"I'm having a vacation, and it's so beautiful, and maybe I'll never get another film idea in my life"
Small: I think its important that we all try to give something to this medium, instead of just thinking about
"I think it's important that we all try to give something to this medium, instead of just thinking about what is the most efficient way of telling a story or making an audience stay in a cinema"