To question your own process is a necessity. If you don't question yourself, it's impossible to improve. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu More Quotes by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu More Quotes From Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 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 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-stateslanguagepeople 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 mexicancountryamerica 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 governmenttwoyears Cinema is a mirror by which we often see ourselves. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu mirrorwhichseecinema Cinema is universal, beyond flags and borders and passports. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu beyonduniversalcinemaborders It's harder to make real audio than special effects audio. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu thanmakerealspecial As a city, it is always compelling. But every day in Mexico City, I give thanks that I am alive. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu i-amcitydaythanks 'Amores Perros' is three stories that interconnect in one moment, which is the car accident. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu momentcar-accidentcarthree 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 thinkmelifepeople 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 youegotimefunny Good directors don't answer questions with their work. They generate debate and create discussion. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu questionsgooddebatework The creative process is mysterious; a conversation, a ride in the car, or a melody can trigger something. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ridecarcreativeconversation 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 lookinglookthinkyou I think I want to talk about life from the point of view of death. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu viewthinklifedeath 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 goodmiracleeasywar Movies become art after editing. Instead of just reproducing reality, they juxtapose images of it. That implies expression; that's art. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu movieseditingrealityart 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 ownmomentnatureanimal The expected vertical line of Ikiru's narrative breaks when Kurosawa does a flash-forward in the middle of the film. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu breakslinemiddlefilm In my work I think what drives me is perfection. I'm a chronically unsatisfied guy. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu thinkmeperfectionwork
