Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Quotes

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• Maybe next year the government might impose some immigration rules on the academy. Two Mexicans in a row is suspicious. [On Mexican immigrants in the… Academy
• Fear is the condom of life. It doesn't allow you to enjoy things. Allow
• I think every beautiful tale in the world hides the truth and reveals it little by little. Beautiful
• My cinema is an extension of myself. A sort of life-testimony of my vital experience, with my few virtues and my numerous limitations. Cinema
• I realized - and I am probably the last person in the world to realize this - that we live our lives with no editing. Editing
• From the time we open our eyes, we live in a Steadicam form, and the only editing is when we talk about our lives or… Editing
• All of us want something in life, all of us have flaws, and all of us have strengths. So, I always try to discover those… All
• I have never directed anything for the stage. I studied for three years in the theater, and it was a very, very scary experience to… Control
• Filmmaking can give you everything, but at the same time, it can take everything from you. Filmmaking
• We have these ambitions that are very hard to accomplish because life puts us in our place. We have this battle with mediocrity. Accomplish
• I think that when we wrestle with death... we start fearing life, because then we come to terms with something that is inevitable. Death
• I have always said that innocence is much more powerful than experience. Always Said
• I am not a depressive person at all, but I reflect a lot on my life, and life in general, from the perspective of death. All
• You can better embrace life, you can enjoy it more, when you are conscious that it will end. You bite life. Better
• I have been very lucky to have final cut in all my films; everything that is wrong in them is my fault. All
• Many Mexican directors are scared to shoot in Mexico City, which is why there are many stories in Mexican cinema about little rural towns, or… Ago
• When I think about growing up, I feel most affected by two travels that I made working in cargo boats when I was 16 and… Affected
• Movies started out as an extension of a magic trick, so making a spectacle is part of the game. Extension
• Cannes or any other major festival is basically an animal in its own nature, creating very specific perceptions of films in a moment. Animal
• When you have critics filing on Twitter, it leaves no time for thought and perspective. Critics

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