The only thing I know is that we came from the stars, and that we have the same material as the stars. That's all that I know. Everything else I don't know. Sonia Braga More Quotes by Sonia Braga More Quotes From Sonia Braga Today we find many actors, they are Latin, they are Hispanic, they are living in the Unites States, they are American, but very rarely you find them in a lead role. Sonia Braga roles actors latin A reporter told me it is very rare to see a woman of my age in the movies. Right! In the movies! But they have been for so long in very serious and important positions in life: scientists, prime ministers, candidates to be the president. Sonia Braga important age long I'm scared of rehearsals, I'm scared of doing all this because I don't feel like I'm an actress. Sonia Braga rehearsal scared actresses I like visual arts, and what I love doing is participating in the making of it. Sonia Braga visual-art visuals art The way I see it, I belong to the film as any other department. Sonia Braga department film way We did receive some questions about the film's [Aquarius] sexuality in Cannes, but they came from the press rather than audiences. Sonia Braga aquarius sexuality film Women at my age they are making love, they are feeling sensual, they flirt, they have boyfriends, they have a sexual life. They are just not being represented in the movies. Sonia Braga flirting making-love feelings You see all these old buildings [in Rio] going down or catching fire overnight, and it is so sad. I am very connected with these buildings because they are our history. It is the only one that we have. Sonia Braga catching old-buildings fire In Brazil, there is a fear and a denial of our past. Downtown Rio used to display the history of colonialism in Brazil. They had beautiful buildings and theaters, and there was a bakery that was threatened to be demolished, but people insisted against it. They laid down in front of it and said, "You're going to have to go over my body to destroy it." It frustrates me when I see people on Facebook posing in front of old buildings while on vacation, because they could've posed in front of equally beautiful buildings at home in Rio. Sonia Braga home beautiful past The film [Aquarius" ] is very, very successful. We had the highest per-screen average of last week's releases. Sonia Braga aquarius successful average ["Aquarius"] it had a bit of a rocky arrival in cinemas because we were given the 18+ rating, which did not make any sense in terms of the Brazilian rating system for a film like this. Sonia Braga aquarius cinema film These 150-minute superhero films that Hollywood is making are so concerned with their length that each scene doesn't have the time it needs to make sense. Sonia Braga superhero hollywood needs When you actually see it, it is quite strong, but there's nothing really pornographic about it. They are high-impact yet very short moments of sexuality, which makes it very confusing for the censors. If censors were merely human beings who watch a film ["Aquarius"] and come out with a conclusion about what they saw, then there wouldn't be a problem. Sonia Braga aquarius impact strong Ultimately, you just have to do what feels right for the film. It really helps when you have great collaborators like my editor, Eduardo Serrano, who kept telling me various scenes should be longer. Sonia Braga editors film helping I didn't want to overstate anything, but at the same time, the scene expands on some of the themes in the film [ "Aquarius"]. Sonia Braga aquarius film want Of course, I was a little concerned about it being over two hours [in "Aquarius" ]. "Neighboring Sounds" was two hours and eleven minutes. This is two hours and twenty-five minutes, and I did try bringing it down. For instance, I considered cutting out the sequence with the family looking at pictures. Sonia Braga aquarius cutting two When I wrote the script [of "Aquarius"], it seemed to hold people's interest. Sonia Braga aquarius scripts people People have reacted to the length of "Aquarius" in very positive ways. For example, at the beginning, you have people in a car on the beach at night. One character says, "I'm going to play you this great track." She pushes in a cassette tape, and they listen to about 45 seconds of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust." You can actually see the pleasure registering on their faces, but it takes time, and audiences have appreciated that. Sonia Braga queens character beach The reaction I got from Sônia [Braga] in less than 48 hours after I sent her the script [Aquarius] was so genuine that it left me stunned. Often when you show people scripts, you get polite, absent-minded reactions, as well as exclamations of "What the f - k is this?". Sonia Braga aquarius scripts people When Sônia [Braga] talked about the script in detail, it was as if she had seen the film [Aquarius] last night, even though it hadn't existed yet. It was a completely bulls - t-less reaction, so I knew it had to be her, and she has been great ever since. Sonia Braga aquarius lasts night
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