Biografia

The newspapers reported that I was one of the most provocative filmmakers in Holland. I don't consider myself like that. I'm just trying to make exciting films. Stirring up emotions is just a means to that end. [Filmmaker Magazine]

Films are so expensive and it costs so much energy to make them that at a certain point you have to ask yourself whether or not it is worth it. This is a very important question. I can only ask others to help me or invest money in my work if I'm sure that what I'm making is relevant.

TV is like a mirror. If all you see in that mirror is shit, you will behave like shit.

This character has the feeling that he's not really there. He's driving through a civil war in Africa, but he might as well be watching MTV. I think it's very important to zoom in on the reality we live in nowadays. [about the main character in Blackwater Fever]

It's only when we behave immorally that we can raise a discussion on ethics. [on shooting Vergeef me]