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> [My McQueen particularly was hard to make, because my father was dying. I see it, and I see my confusion, my pain, my everything. I thought that it was really interesting to be able to put the people from behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lourdes-portillo/my-mcqueen-particularly-was-hard-to-make-because-my-father-was-dying/)

[Lourdes Portillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lourdes-portillo/)

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## More by Lourdes Portillo

> [My McQueen particularly was hard to make, because my father was dying. I see it, and I see my confusion, my pain, my everything.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lourdes-portillo/my-mcqueen-particularly-was-hard-to-make-because-my-father-was-dying/)

[Lourdes Portillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lourdes-portillo/)

> [My films have to do with justice and many, many other concerns. That's the sad part of coming from my generation, and having been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lourdes-portillo/my-films-have-to-do-with-justice-and-many-many-other-concerns-that-s/)

[Lourdes Portillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lourdes-portillo/)

> [I've done experimental work, I've done real conventional documentaries that were very successful, like Las Madres that was nominated for an Academy Award. And,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lourdes-portillo/i-ve-done-experimental-work-i-ve-done-real-conventional-documentaries/)

[Lourdes Portillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lourdes-portillo/)

> [I actually love actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lourdes-portillo/i-actually-love-actors/)

[Lourdes Portillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lourdes-portillo/)

> [I'm doing a lot of research right now on what's happening in Arizona. That's where I'm at with more conventional documentary filmmaking. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lourdes-portillo/i-m-doing-a-lot-of-research-right-now-on-what-s-happening-in-arizona/)

[Lourdes Portillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lourdes-portillo/)

> [I received a phone call from my mother, and it was so complicated and involved, and it reminded me of just how it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lourdes-portillo/i-received-a-phone-call-from-my-mother-and-it-was-so-complicated-and/)

[Lourdes Portillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lourdes-portillo/)

> [I looked to many, many filmmakers. I was influenced by the Neo-Realists, and by the Cuban, and the Latin American cinema, the '70s, European…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lourdes-portillo/i-looked-to-many-many-filmmakers-i-was-influenced-by-the-neo-realists/)

[Lourdes Portillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lourdes-portillo/)

> [I have different interests, and what happens with making a film is that you're going to live with it for a long time, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lourdes-portillo/i-have-different-interests-and-what-happens-with-making-a-film-is/)

[Lourdes Portillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lourdes-portillo/)

> [Even though I make documentaries, everyone's acting in a way. Really. And you're creating, and you're confabulating things. You can't relive reality, you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lourdes-portillo/even-though-i-make-documentaries-everyone-s-acting-in-a-way-really/)

[Lourdes Portillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lourdes-portillo/)

> [I'm making a kind of a memoir of certain aspects and times in my life. Now that I'm older I can look back and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lourdes-portillo/i-m-making-a-kind-of-a-memoir-of-certain-aspects-and-times-in-my-life/)

[Lourdes Portillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lourdes-portillo/)

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