I think that the best things come from thought, without thinking. I think that's the smartest use of the intelligence that we… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
I always think politicians and even my dentist have more egos than actors. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
I think every beautiful tale in the world hides the truth and reveals it little by little. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
If the audience, in minute 50, is thinking about the way a movie is shot, there's a problem. I want it to… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
I respect BMW for not interfering in these projects. They're just trying to support short films with their brand, which I think… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
When I'm working, I'm insufferable because I get stuck with myself, and suddenly I become obsessive, thinking about how to make something… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
When you get to the holidays, if you think that the holidays will be forever, you just take it for granted. But,… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
You hear about bombings in other countries, or numbers like "10,000 people died" - you hear that number and you think, "Well,… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
There's nothing better than being in a film that translates to audiences and makes people think and feel good and walk away… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
Every time that I'm challenged with a film I think that I haven't learned anything, that every film is different and that… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
I think the arts should get big support, but my country has a lot of needs more important than film. Medication, education,… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
Actually, when I think about growing up, I feel most affected by two travels that I made working in cargo boats when… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
I think movies in general should have more respect for the audience than they do. Too many films are afraid to confuse… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
As a sensitive filmmaker, I think you have to really be careful in how you explore it. Not that you can't tell… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
I was aware of the possible biases you could get as a commercial director, like being too concerned about the technical aspects… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
I am not a depressive person at all, but I reflect a lot on my life, and life in general, from the perspective of… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share
My mom had very low expectations for me, and she really had a point. I was a big problem at seventeen. If I had… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share
Life and death are illusions. We are in a constant state of transformation. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share
I think the most experimental way to a film is to tell the story the traditional way, because everyone is doing the other thing. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share
Time starts out as a notion. But after you turn fifty, time is not a notion anymore but a fact that you start feeling… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share
I think bad movies are made around the world, not just in Hollywood. There are as many bad art films in the whole world… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share
How can [actors] learn their lines and be honest in front of 30 people and all the lights? It makes me cry sometimes. I… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share
I love the three-act theory. It works and works beautifully. But you don't necessarily have to structure a story that way: Cortazar and Borges… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share
I made commercials for corporations like Volkswagen and Coca-Cola, but I was always the one to write them, too, which was a very good… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share
I like to make films, but the only reason I do is because I'm a very bad musician. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share
I personally can't handle frivolous violence. I overreact to it. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share
I saw what I could [in Mexico City], but we rarely got anything other than big, mainstream American films. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share
For the actors, the talent is to serve the demands that I ask of them, to do it with naturality and truth, and to… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share
