Paul Verhoeven's biography
Paul Verhoeven is 84 years old film director born at Amsterdam. He was born on Monday 18th of July 1938. According to year of birth 1938 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 18th of July means he is Cancer. Cancer is a watery sign. They are very friendly and show motherly love to everyone. According to ascendant calculator, an important trait of these natives is their sensitive nature.
He is native dutch speaker. He is citizen of Kingdom of the Netherlands. He is an adherent of atheism. His primary profession is to be film director. You can know him also as screenwriter, film producer, film actor, television director. He is recently known as television producer.
Paul Verhoeven's schools
We found 3 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Leiden University, Gymnasium Haganum, Netherlands Film Academy.
Paul Verhoeven's career
His main focus is to be film director. He is also a member of Jesus Seminar.
Awards and competitions
Paul Verhoeven's Awards
- Became the first nominee ever to actually show up at the Razzie Awards. He personally accepted the 'Worst Director' and 'Worst Picture' awards for Showgirls (1995).
Paul Verhoeven's Nominations
- He was nominated for European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film for work Black Book in 2007
- He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Director for work Elle in 2016
- He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Film for work Elle in 2016
What Paul Verhoeven has done for a first time
- Became the first nominee ever to actually show up at the Razzie Awards. He personally accepted the 'Worst Director' and 'Worst Picture' awards for Showgirls (1995).
- German cinematographer Jost Vacano shot 7 feature films for him, more than Jan de Bont, who only shot 6 of them. Verhoeven said, that he first became aware of Vacano through the groundbreaking camera techniques used in Supermarket (1974).
Paul Verhoeven's quotes
- People seem to have this strange idea that films can influence people to be violent, but in my sincere opinion film only reflects the violence of society.
- The sooner we admit our capacity for evil the less apt we are to destroy each other.
- People love seeing violence and horrible things. The human being is bad and he 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.
- It's still difficult if you are a European director and your first language is not English to be exactly aware what the nuances of the American language are. Even after fifty, sixty years you are basically kind of a little bit retarded there.
- There is a fear about sex in motion pictures, as if sex would undermine morality.
- [on the humor in Elle (2016)] I've always had it, that sense that a subject as heavy and black needs to be balanced by humor. It protects me from the subject. I'm influenced by Luis Buñuel, I've seen all the movies. [2016]
- American cinema today is missing all existential thought. There's no questioning society. No politics. Studios try to make themselves feel good with the movies that make it to the Oscars. [2016]
- [On nudity in films] It is strange, but of course, Americans get more upset about nudity than ultra-violence. I am constantly amazed about that.
Paul Verhoeven's body shape
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