“As a European filmmaker, you can not make a genre film seriously. You ...” — Michael Haneke Quote

“As a European filmmaker, you can not make a genre film seriously. You can only make a parody.”

“Classicism becomes avant-garde when everyone else is doing their utmost to develop new stylistic forms. I think it's healthy to return to classical forms.”

“'The White Ribbon' had to be in German because of the subject matter, that was clear. But in the case of 'Amour,' it could have taken place in any country.”

“If Ireland is to become a new Ireland she must first become European.”

“Some Korean models may be seen in European Fashion Week, but it is hard to find them in New York.”

“The American character looks always as if it had just had a rather bad haircut, which gives it, in our eyes at any rate, a greater humanity than the European, which even among its beggars has an all too professional air.”