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Inarritu’s reflections on what drives us feel cinematic in scope, even in a short set of thirteen lines. They hint at the visual storytelling that shapes his take on longing.

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I think I want to talk about life from the point of view of death.

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I really didn't want to become branded as 'that multistructural guy.'

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I like the possibility of failure. I don't want to be in a comfortable zone.

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“if you want to be understood ...Listen.”

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If the audience, in minute 50, is thinking about the way a movie is shot, there's a problem. I want it to…

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The corporation and the hedge funds have a hold on Hollywood, and they all want to make money on anything that signifies…

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Really, I'm a neurotic perfectionist. Every single word in the script is the one that I want.

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We want to conquer the world and have 1,000 likes, 1 million likes, but at the same time, we are depressed. We…

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As a sensitive filmmaker, I think you have to really be careful in how you explore it. Not that you can't tell…

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Now is a time where there are so many social networks, such need for validation... you don't have to be a star…

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Of course, there's always one theater that shows some kind of European film. Now, fortunately, you have DVDs, so it's possible to…

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All of us want something in life, all of us have flaws, and all of us have strengths. So, I always try…

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I think movies in general should have more respect for the audience than they do. Too many films are afraid to confuse…

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I love the three-act theory. It works and works beautifully. But you don't necessarily have to structure a story that way: Cortazar and Borges…

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3D is the way we experience life.

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I made commercials for corporations like Volkswagen and Coca-Cola, but I was always the one to write them, too, which was a very good…

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I like to make films, but the only reason I do is because I'm a very bad musician.

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It's very healthy to be aware of your ego.

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I personally can't handle frivolous violence. I overreact to it.

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I saw what I could [in Mexico City], but we rarely got anything other than big, mainstream American films.

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For the actors, the talent is to serve the demands that I ask of them, to do it with naturality and truth, and to…

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