I personally can't handle frivolous violence. I overreact to it. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu More Quotes by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu More Quotes From Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu In the United States there's not a lot of people interested in foreign language films. Every time, it's more difficult for foreign language films to survive here. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu united-states language people The way America sees Mexico, if they have any sense of it, is like Taco Bell. Our countries are neighbors, and the only hard food to get in America is true Mexican. It's impossible to find, even in L.A. Why is that? Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu mexican country america Maybe next year the government might impose some immigration rules on the academy. Two Mexicans in a row is suspicious. [On Mexican immigrants in the US] I hope they can be treated with respect of the ones who came before and built this incredible immigrant nation. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu government two years Cinema is a mirror by which we often see ourselves. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu mirror which see cinema Cinema is universal, beyond flags and borders and passports. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu beyond universal cinema borders It's harder to make real audio than special effects audio. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu than make real special As a city, it is always compelling. But every day in Mexico City, I give thanks that I am alive. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu i-am city day thanks 'Amores Perros' is three stories that interconnect in one moment, which is the car accident. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu moment car-accident car three For me, it is especially important to maintain my interior life. My spirituality, my connectedness. That is the way I think. That is the way I deal with life and tough moments. I keep in touch with something bigger than me. And I connect with people who have an interior life - a connection with something bigger than them. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu think me life people When you see things upside down, the ego can be extraordinarily funny; it's absurd. But it's tragic at the same time. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu you ego time funny Good directors don't answer questions with their work. They generate debate and create discussion. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu questions good debate work The creative process is mysterious; a conversation, a ride in the car, or a melody can trigger something. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ride car creative conversation Everybody is looking for validation, no matter who you are, and I think that's a need of the human condition - to look for affection or recognition or validation. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu looking look think you I think I want to talk about life from the point of view of death. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu view think life death To make a film is easy; to make a good film is war. To make a very good film is a miracle. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu good miracle easy war Movies become art after editing. Instead of just reproducing reality, they juxtapose images of it. That implies expression; that's art. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu movies editing reality art Cannes or any other major festival is basically an animal in its own nature, creating very specific perceptions of films in a moment. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu own moment nature animal The expected vertical line of Ikiru's narrative breaks when Kurosawa does a flash-forward in the middle of the film. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu breaks line middle film In my work I think what drives me is perfection. I'm a chronically unsatisfied guy. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu think me perfection work To question your own process is a necessity. If you don't question yourself, it's impossible to improve. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu yourself own you impossible
