What we're doing for another person is more important than what we're feeling for them. Michael Haneke feltimportantperson Change image and share on social
My mother as a young girl went out with a young SS officer and she didn't really know what was going on - she just liked the uniform. When he told her about the things that he did, she was disgusted and broke up with him. Michael Haneke breakdisgustgirl share on social
Mainstream cinema raises questions only to immediately provide an answer to them, so they can send the spectator home reassured. If we actually had those answers, then society would appear very different from what it is. Michael Haneke answercinemahome share on social
Drama lives on conflict. If you're trying to deal with social issues seriously, there's no way of avoiding violence, which is so present in society. Michael Haneke avoidconflictdeal Change image and share on social
As a private person, professionally I am invisible. Michael Haneke invisiblepersonprivate Change image and share on social
A feature film is twenty-four lies per second. Michael Haneke featurefilmlie Change image and share on social
It's a fact that people who are in a weakened position, whether physically or mentally, have this perception of the outer world as threatening. Everything that is unexpected or unknown is seen as a potential danger. Michael Haneke dangerfactmentally share on social
And I don't believe that children are innocent. In fact, no one seriously believes that. Just go to a playground and watch the kids playing in the sandbox! The romantic notion of the sweet child is simply the parents projecting their own wishes. Michael Haneke believechildfact share on social
I think it's a little simplistic to explain a work through the psychology of its author. In other words, that Haneke has emotional problems, so I don't have to take his films seriously. By using this argument, the viewer retreats from the challenges of the film. Michael Haneke argumentauthorchallenge share on social