So I feel a responsibility to help first-time film-makers in Brazil, but also to increase the dialogue between film cultures which are really wonderful and so much closer to us than what we do see on our screens. — Walter Salles Copy Share Image
The other aspect is that you become much more aware of the structural problems that pertain to that continent. You feel the need to act to try and solve them. — Walter Salles Copy Share Image
No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil. — Walter Salles Copy Share Image
The films that I've done before were original stories most of the time, I did two adaptations before this, but they were mostly original… — Walter Salles Copy Share Image
We all knew the book well because it's the cult book in Latin America. For me, this was a sacred territory. I would not… — Walter Salles Copy Share Image
I come from a country and also a continent whose identity is in the making. We're a very young culture, and I think that… — Walter Salles Copy Share Image
I did documentaries for maybe 10 years before I turned to fiction films. — Walter Salles Copy Share Image
But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of the process, the more… — Walter Salles Copy Share Image
Also, I knew that the impact of Motorcycle Diaries was going to be so resonant for all of us who went through the experience… — Walter Salles Copy Share Image
When I come to London, I always like to see what's playing at the NFT. — Walter Salles Copy Share Image
My father was a diplomat for part of his life and I jumped from country to country and culture to culture. — Walter Salles Copy Share Image
Also, there are now new laws in Brazil which create incentives for Argentine and Latin American films to be premiered and distributed in Brazil… — Walter Salles Copy Share Image
