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I've Never Let Producers Tell Me What To Do. Even When I Was Making Television, I Always Did What I Wanted To Do, And If I Couldn't, I Didn't Do It. It Was A Freedom That, These Days, Young Directors Starting Out Don't Have.

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.

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.

It Could Be Fascist, Religious Or Political - It's Always The Same Model That Operates In These Circumstances, And It's That Which Is The Actuality Of This Film. Therefore, It's Not Specifically An Explanation Of German Fascism Because That Would Be An Impossible Thing To Do In Any Case.

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.