A Quote by Volker Bertelmann
I am a big fan of the Coen Brothers; I like their kind of absurd, dark approach.
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Anything that is absurd I see as a Coen brothers' influence! The Coen brothers are my favorite people period.
I am a fan of the Coen brothers. I'm not a fanatic. I'm a big admirer. They create unique worlds, and there is a real atmosphere to their films. Not everyone can get that. That's a massive part of their appeal: you can recognise them. Like all the great directors or artists, you know it when you see it.
I like the absurd and the surreal: the Coen brothers, Bunuel, Kubrick.
I'm a fan of, like, the Coen Brothers, with the darker humor in it.
I'm a Coen Brothers fan - especially their early work.
It feels like you're being invited into a kind of community [working with the Coen brothers].
I have a big affinity for the Coen Brothers.
What I love about the Coen brothers - what everyone loves - is that they sort of toe the line of a truly dark comedy.
It's so odd because I don't even know if I'm cut out for it, but being a movie star guy, I sort of end up gravitating toward the Coen brothers. That's one of the reasons my wife and I moved to L.A.: that however much of a pipe dream that would be, I moved to L.A. because I'd love to work with the Coen brothers.
I love the Coen brothers. They're so brilliant, and they always surprise you in one way or another. 'A Serious Man' was awesome. I like stuff like that, that kind of throws you for a loop. It takes you on a journey that is unexpected.
There are movies that I love tonally, that I would love to emulate. Anything from Wes Anderson or the Coen brothers is right in my wheelhouse, as something that I would aspire to. I love that kind of indie, fun, colorful, funny, sweet, heartfelt but dark film.
I'd love to work with the Coen brothers. And Steven Spielberg. 'E.T.' was big for me.
I am a big fan of the old Howard Hawks films from the 30s and 40s, I was a big Hepburn and Tracey fan for a while and Woody Allen films that are a very different kind of romantic comedy.
I am a fan of dark movies and dark complex characters, and I love to take on a character like that.
You can do weird things on TV - there are happy stories, sad stories, dark stories. But with a movie, it always has to end satisfying. Unless you're the Coen brothers, and it ends with somebody getting shot in the head.
As a director, I do very few takes, because I feel like you hire the right actor and they'll do the job right. And the directors that I've worked with and had the best luck with - Jason and [ Steven] Soderbergh and the Coen brothers - all have been that kind of director.
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