[on his involvement during WW II in making films under the control of
the Nazi regime] I never wasted much thought on the kind of films I was
making. They came about by themselves, born of my relief at no longer
having to "reproduce," and of the growing pressure exerted by the
Nazis. My native country [Austria] was occupied by the National
Socialists, and my work became a silent protest. Grotesque though it
may sound, it is true that I made my most Austrian films at a time when
Austria had ceased to exist.
