Rainer Werner Fassbinder Quotes

Rainer Werner Fassbinder — German Director born on May 31, 1945, died on June 10, 1982

Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a German film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the most important figures in the New German Cinema... (wikipedia)

And I don't believe that melodramatic feelings are laughable - they should be taken absolutely seriously.

The Jews have never been ashamed of being Jews, whereas homosexuals have been stupid enough to be ashamed of their homosexuality.

The best thing I can think of would be to create a union between something as beautiful and powerful and wonderful as Hollywood films and a criticism of the status quo. That's my dream, to make such a German film.

I'd like to be for cinema what Shakespeare was for theatre, Marx for politics and Freud for psychology: someone after whom nothing is as it used to be.

It isn't easy to accept that suffering can also be beautiful... it's difficult. It's something you can only understand if you dig deeply into yourself.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Quotes

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Quotes

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