Rainer Werner Fassbinder quotes

Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a German film director, screenwriter, and actor, renowned for his influential role in the New German Cinema movement. His prolific career produced over 40 films exploring themes of love, power, and social alienation. He left a lasting legacy as a daring and innovative force in world cinema. Here are 9 of his quotes:

The Jews have never been ashamed of being Jews, whereas homosexuals have been stupid enough to be ashamed of their homosexuality. (Rainer Werner Fassbinder)
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. View quote
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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. View quote
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
I detest the idea that love between two persons can lead to salvation. All my life I have fought against this oppressive type of relationship. Instead, I believe in searching for a kind of love that somehow involves all of humanity. View quote
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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. View quote
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
And I don't believe that melodramatic feelings are laughable - they should be taken absolutely seriously. View quote
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The more real things get, the more like myths they become. View quote
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
So certainly, if we can tell evil stories to make people sick, we can also tell good myths that make them well. View quote
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Yes, actually ever since I saw his films and tried to write about them, Sirk's been in everything I've done. Not Sirk himself, but what I've learned from his work. View quote
Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Image
Photo: Gorup de Besanez, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: German Director
Born: May 31, 1945
Died: June 10, 1982
Quotes count: 9

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