Quotes by Thinking As you know Cuba has progressed a lot regarding all the indicators of social development and those rates can be compared favorably with the first world in several aspects. We think that without the heavy burden of the blockade that we can move forward a lot more in building prosperous and sustainable socialism to which we aspire. Alejandro Castro Espin developmentmovingthinking Every time that I'm challenged with a film I think that I haven't learned anything, that every film is different and that every thing that I have learned is useless in this new adventure. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu differentadventurethinking I think movies in general should have more respect for the audience than they do. Too many films are afraid to confuse people, so all the information is given to them right away, and there's nothing left for the film to do. It ruins many stories, because everything becomes obvious and predictable. I want my films to engage people more and make them more actively involved in the story. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu movies-in-generalshould-havethinking I think every beautiful tale in the world hides the truth and reveals it little by little. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu beautifulworldthinking I was aware of the possible biases you could get as a commercial director, like being too concerned about the technical aspects of the form rather than anything of substance. If you keep working in commercials, you can get trapped in a very superficial way of thinking. I always used commercials as an exercise for filmmaking, like going to the gym. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu exercisedirectorsthinking There's nothing better than being in a film that translates to audiences and makes people think and feel good and walk away with great revelations in their own life of some kind. But when the process and the experience and the fun of that matches, it's a good feeling. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu funpeoplethinking As a sensitive filmmaker, I think you have to really be careful in how you explore it. Not that you can't tell any story you want - I'm not calling for censorship or anything. But if you're going to have violence, I think it's important to deal with the consequences of that on a human level, not just to make people laugh. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu laughingpeoplethinking I always think politicians and even my dentist have more egos than actors. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu egoactorsthinking When you get to the holidays, if you think that the holidays will be forever, you just take it for granted. But, if you know that you have just three days at the beach, you will be so happy to be there, every day. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu holidaybeachthinking I think the arts should get big support, but my country has a lot of needs more important than film. Medication, education, food... The poverty is overwhelming. There are simply more important things to be attended to. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu countryartthinking You hear about bombings in other countries, or numbers like "10,000 people died" - you hear that number and you think, "Well, I saw that yesterday in a film, and that didn't look so bad." Younger viewers, in particular, lose perspective on reality. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu countryrealitythinking Actually, when I think about growing up, I feel most affected by two travels that I made working in cargo boats when I was 16 and 18. One of them crossed through the Mississippi and Baton Rouge and Mobile, Alabama, and another went all the way to Europe. On the last trip, I stayed in Europe for one year with $1,000, working everywhere I could, doing everything. Those years shaped me a lot and taught me the value of exploring different things. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu growing-upyearsthinking I respect BMW for not interfering in these projects. They're just trying to support short films with their brand, which I think is great. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu bmwsupportthinking Awakening is not a thing. It is not a goal, not a concept. It is not something to be attained. It is a metamorphosis. If the caterpillar thinks about the butterfly it is to become, saying ‘And then I shall have wings and antennae,’ there will never be a butterfly. The caterpillar must accept its own disappearance in its transformation. When the marvelous butterfly takes wing, nothing of the caterpillar remains. Alejandro Jodorowsky butterflywingsthinking I never know if my picture is a good picture or a bad picture, because I'm not making pictures thinking of the public, I'm making pictures to realize myself. Alejandro Jodorowsky realizingthinking Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness. Alejandro Jodorowsky freedombirdthinking Every mind has another vision of reality. There is not a common reality. Every person thinks he is like the others, but every person is different, living in his own psychology. Alejandro Jodorowsky psychologyrealitythinking When I was a young person I went to the university and I learned a rational language, to think with the left side of the brain. But in the right side of the brain you have intuition and imagination. Words are not the truth; they indicate the way to go, but you need to go alone, in silence. Symbols have a language that kills the words. Alejandro Jodorowsky silenceimaginationthinking Birds born in cages think that flying is a disease. Alejandro Jodorowsky flyingbirdthinking I think the art of filmmaking is something you learn through actions, by doing it, not by learning theories. And as you do it, your mind starts to change. Alejandro Jodorowsky mindartthinking«979899100101102103104105106107»
