Lars von Trier/Quotes

""[...] [T]rue values entail suffering. That’s the way we think. All in all, we tend to view melancholia as more true. We prefer music and art to contain a touch of melancholia. So melancholia in itself is a value. Unhappy and unrequited love is more romantic than happy love. For we don’t think that’s completely real, do we?""

- Lars von Trier, from an interview by Nils Thorsen

""No matter how much you might hate Lars von Trier, don’t forget that he hates himself more.""

- Bilge Ebiri, Deconstructing Lars: "The House That Jack Built" Is an Empty Apologia From Von Trier (Village Voice review)