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
That's why I have always admired documentaries, because they open windows that can make you understand much better where you come from, much better than fiction, I think. — 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
