All Jose Padilha Quotes
- I think the media needs a little criticizing now, as it did in the '80s, don't you? 80s
- No wonder we have a lot of violence in Rio: the corrupt and violent policemen meet the violent criminals in the streets. What else is… Corrupt
- As it turns out, what looks like science sometimes is not. Inspirational
- Either you look back and deal with your hypocrisy, or you dismiss it. Deal
- How can I make a movie about the violence of the police if the police aren't going to let me film it? Film
- I have to be clear with myself and very conscious of what I am trying to say. Misunderstandings will always take place; it's unavoidable. Always Take
- I love the sharpness and political tone of RoboCop and I think that such a film is now urgently needed. Film
- In Rio de Janeiro, every cop has to make a choice. He either turns dirty, keeps his mouth shut, or goes to war. Choice
- Measurements, observations, descriptions can only be considered scientific when they are independently confirmed by other people. Confirmed
- Usually I say I have no imagination. Funny
- We make violent cops, we make violent criminals, and no wonder we have shootouts in slums all of the time. All
- Well, I'm not that popular with the politicians, I have to say. Inspirational
- A lot of jobs today are being automated; what happens when you extend that concept to very important areas of society like law enforcement? What… Areas
- How do you make RoboCop? How do you slowly bring a guy to be a robot? How do you actually take humanity out of someone… Actually Take
- I don't actually like blocking actors. I prefer giving actors freedom. They don't have to step on a precise mark with me. Instead of giving… Actor
- I like to give dimension to shots inside action scenes. It's demanding because you have to rehearse a lot of things happening at the same… Accomplish
- 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 Czechoslovakia,… Brain
- Listen, I like great actors. You can be a movie star without being a great actor - this has been proved several times - and… Acting
- People can't stand it when you deal with issues of race and class, and also sometimes the church, and you give a perspective that flushes… Church
- 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 -… Automated
- RoboCop the first movie was fantastic. But even if there was no movie, the concept of RoboCop is brilliant, first because it lends itself to… Brilliant
- Science is based on the possibility of objectivity, on the possibility of different people checking out for themselves the observations made by others. Without that… Argument
- The way that I sort of direct the writers is, let's do the best story we can. Let's not worry about production issues. 'How much… Best
- If you publish a scientific paper it is very hard to start a nationwide debate about something. If you do this in a movie, you… Bridge