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> [We discovered this halfway through the process. When we started making the film there were some lines of dialogue in Portuguese, but we then changed our minds. The film started from very specific issues in the world, in particular Latin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/we-discovered-this-halfway-through-the-process-when-we-started-making/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

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## More by Alex Abreu

> [A little bit more than 50% of what you see on screen is handcrafted and the other 50% was about emulating these textures on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/a-little-bit-more-than-50-of-what-you-see-on-screen-is-handcrafted/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

> [I tried to exploit such freedom to create those drawings like if I was a boy. I tried to draw with that freedom and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/i-tried-to-exploit-such-freedom-to-create-those-drawings-like-if-i/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

> [I feel that joy is the basic emotion of life and of human beings. It's what supports everything. We are here to be happy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/i-feel-that-joy-is-the-basic-emotion-of-life-and-of-human-beings-it-s/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

> [ I built the film \[Boy and the World\] this way. I gathered all the tools I usually use such as brushes, color pencils, crayons,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/i-built-the-film-boy-and-the-world-this-way-i-gathered-all-the-tools/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

> [Director and producers have to take all the risks they can. We developed this film with the possibility to create departing from a blank…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/director-and-producers-have-to-take-all-the-risks-they-can-we/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

> [On another level this film talks about that. We had tremendous freedom while making this film. We never thought about marketing. It wasn't a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/on-another-level-this-film-talks-about-that-we-had-tremendous-freedom/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

> [Each film has its processes. It doesn't mean that all animated films have to be like "Boy and the World," but creators have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/each-film-has-its-processes-it-doesn-t-mean-that-all-animated-films/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

> [We discovered this halfway through the process. When we started making the film there were some lines of dialogue in Portuguese, but we then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/we-discovered-this-halfway-through-the-process-when-we-started-making/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

> [The way a film is made tells you about its message. The processes are the same as the products. We made the film starting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/the-way-a-film-is-made-tells-you-about-its-message-the-processes-are/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

> [Is as if the music is another character or as if it was a part of this great opera. I also through about this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/is-as-if-the-music-is-another-character-or-as-if-it-was-a-part-of/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

> [ The film \[Boy and the World\]gave me the possibility to create a new language. Animation is a very rich medium but hasn't fully been… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/the-film-boy-and-the-world-gave-me-the-possibility-to-create-a-new/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

> [We were in another planet and we were reaching for something closer to a fable. It was something fabulous. I started looking at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/we-were-in-another-planet-and-we-were-reaching-for-something-closer/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

> [If I have a blank piece of paper and I draw a red figure, immediately this brings sounds and shapes to my mind. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/if-i-have-a-blank-piece-of-paper-and-i-draw-a-red-figure-immediately/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

> [We were breaking away from anything that linked us to this world, but by doing that those ideas remained even stronger. Fables represent the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/we-were-breaking-away-from-anything-that-linked-us-to-this-world-but/)

[Alex Abreu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-abreu/)

> [I'm being sincere and I'm being human. I'm making mistakes or I'm doing things correctly, but I'm being human regardless. I'm talking about my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-abreu/i-m-being-sincere-and-i-m-being-human-i-m-making-mistakes-or-i-m/)

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