You Cannot Hurt Animals, So What Do

On The Set I Make Jokes I Can't Get Too Involved, Or It Turns Into Sentimental Soup. I Try To Keep It Light.

Writers And Filmakers, That Is, People Who Describe The World, Suffer From An Occupational Disease. They Never Experience Moments In Life Quite Spontaneously. You Always Look At Yourself From The Outside. Even As A Child I Always Observed Myself And The World. I Believe That Everyone Who Chooses This Path In Any Way, Who Chooses To Be A Describer Of Life, Suffers From This Condition. It's Like A Mental Obsession. It Can Be A Great Pity Too. It Robs You Of A Certain Joy In Spontaneity.

Every Form Of Anti-semitism, Every Form Of Xenophobia Plays On The Fear Of The Unknown, And Unfortunately There Are All Too Many Politicians Who Know How To Manipulate That. The Dumber People Are, The More They Feel The Need For A Broad Set Of Shoulders They Can Lay Their Head Against.

Of Course There Are Many Films About The Period Of Fascism Itself But I Don't Know Of Any About That Period Beforehand. But It Wasn't That Specific Fact That They Weren't There That Got Me To Think About This In The First Place. It's Not What Led To The Basic Idea For The Film, Although It Became Apparent When I Began To Think About It.

It's Unbearable When Someone Changes Around You. Just Imagine That Your Life Partner Changes, Then It Is Difficult To Cope With. Or Your Mother. Or Your Father. They Were Strong And Now They're Like A Baby - It's Not So Funny.