Paul Verhoeven Quotes & Sayings

Jesus may have had an immense sense of importance or destiny, but he never claimed to be the Son of God. — Paul Verhoeven

Jesus was a human being, bound by history and the natural world; an extraordinary man, to be sure, but still a man. — Paul Verhoeven

Science fiction is about worlds you don't know and worlds you can create, like in 'Avatar'. — Paul Verhoeven

I had become a film director because I thought I could express something in an artful way. — Paul Verhoeven

Everything you have heard about the shower scene is true. — Paul Verhoeven

I had decided after 'Hollow Man' to stay away from science fiction. I felt I had done so much science fiction. Four of the six movies I made in Hollywood are science-fiction oriented, and even 'Basic Instinct' is kind of science fiction. — Paul Verhoeven

My first film was a comedy, but after that I went always into more heavier stuff. — Paul Verhoeven

People love seeing violence and horrible things. The human being is bad and can't stand more than five minutes of happiness. Put him in a dark theater and ask him to look at two hours of happiness, and he'd walk out or fall asleep. — Paul Verhoeven