It's all about this abstract entity called the story. It's all about the best way to tell the story, and to make a movie about the issues that this story is about. Filmmaking is storytelling, for me. — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
Pretty soon we'll have robots in our society, you're going to have a lot of automated processes that used to be done by people… — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
If you are in Brazil and you grew up in a right-wing dictatorship, you think Marxism is liberating. But if you grew up in… — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
I love the sharpness and political tone of RoboCop and I think that such a film is now urgently needed. — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
Listen, I like great actors. You can be a movie star without being a great actor - this has been proved several times -… — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
No wonder we have a lot of violence in Rio: the corrupt and violent policemen meet the violent criminals in the streets. What else… — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
We make violent cops, we make violent criminals, and no wonder we have shootouts in slums all of the time. — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
How can I make a movie about the violence of the police if the police aren't going to let me film it? — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
RoboCop the first movie was fantastic. But even if there was no movie, the concept of RoboCop is brilliant, first because it lends itself… — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
A film is a living thing. The screenplay is a guideline. You really need to have a good, sound script to know that you… — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
If you replace a soldier with a machine, you take away the possibility of the soldier or the policeman to not do something the… — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
Either you look back and deal with your hypocrisy, or you dismiss it. — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker, I make the films that I love, that are in my heart. That's what I care about. — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
I think the media needs a little criticizing now, as it did in the '80s, don't you? — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
