'Funny Games' was conceived as a provocation. My other films are different. If people feel my other films are, or respond to them as provocation, then that's quite different. 'Funny Games' is the only one of mine where my intention was to provoke the audience.
Sometimes it's a character you want to play or a story you want to tell. Sometimes it's just to pay the bills.
You don't have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream.