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

Paul Verhoeven might be my favorite director, and I'm serious. — Judah Friedlander

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

The original WAS a fun film. [Paul] Verhoeven made a couple of 'Robocops' that were so great, too. I think the level of excitement is great and Arnie [Schwarzenegger] was particularly charismatic with that chopped up English, and the size of the man with his confidence and sense of humor. — Colin Farrell

Whether you're a believer or not, a flawed biblical epic is going to be more entertaining than a remake of a Paul Verhoeven movie or some third-rate sci-fi flick. — David Harsanyi

The original 'RoboCop' was X-rated, and then they had to cut it down so it became R-rated, and Verhoeven claimed that actually made the movie more violent, because it's what you don't see that actually scares you. — Joel Kinnaman

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