English is not my language. Sebastian Lelio More Quotes by Sebastian Lelio More Quotes From Sebastian Lelio Every human society has its lights and its shadows. That's the reality of existence. Sebastian Lelio shadowslightssocietyreality I was always making new friends, then losing them. Sebastian Lelio newnew-friendsfriendslosing Either we learn to live together and embrace the complexity of life, or we will end up with fascism again and destroy ourselves. Sebastian Lelio liveendtogetherlife To me, there was something moving about the idea of telling the story of a lady who is, in a way, a forgotten character - someone who would normally be a secondary role in a movie. Sebastian Lelio mecharacterwaymoving We all face crossroads in our lives where we can retreat into ourselves, or we can hit the dance floor. Sebastian Lelio facewhereretreatdance I learned at an early age to be socially effective while practicing disappearing. Sebastian Lelio effectivelearnedearlyage The idea behind 'Gloria' was to take a secondary character - the aunt, the mother - and stay with her as she becomes our protagonist. Sebastian Lelio staybehindmothercharacter Film is a game of projections upon projections, and the projected image on the screen is a game of light and shadows. There is nothing there; it is the brain that is decoding those things. The film doesn't have any decipherable kind of meaning if it's not seen. Sebastian Lelio shadowsgamelightbrain Cinema is empathy machinery, and we multiply our life experience through cinema. When it is good cinema, it almost counts as a personal experience. Sebastian Lelio goodempathyexperiencelife I grew up surrounded by strong women, and that was a very strong influence. Sebastian Lelio surroundedwomeninfluencestrong 'Gloria' was a gamble. Sebastian Lelio gamble Fashion is totally political, the icon of a political system. Sebastian Lelio iconsystemfashionpolitical The use of music in 'Gloria' is not cynical. Sebastian Lelio cynicalmusicuse I had the idea that I'm going to make a trans-genre film about a transgender woman. Sebastian Lelio goingwomantransgenderfilm When you're filming, you're blind. But if you follow what really moves you, then you operate from a place of hope: maybe that the story you're telling will resonate with whatever the world will have become when the film is ready to be born. Sebastian Lelio placeyouhopeworld This idea of walls, segregation, labels, and 'You against us' and 'We are superior and you are inferior.' Which people are legitimate? Which relationships are legitimate or not? Who declares that under which authority? These are things that are hugely important. Sebastian Lelio thingsyouimportantpeople Poetry was my 'in' to the idea that I could express myself through art. Sebastian Lelio throughmyselfpoetryart I wanted to be a poet. I wrote from ages 15 to 22, but I left it because I discovered, and fell in love with, cinema. Sebastian Lelio leftcinemapoetlove I'm always trying to get my characters to the point of complete rebelliousness. I like that attitude that characters feel when they own their lives. There's something beautiful in the moments when characters disobey. Sebastian Lelio feelmomentsattitudebeautiful We all have a potential revolutionary energy inside. Sebastian Lelio potentialinsiderevolutionaryenergy
