"Listen, I like great actors. You can be……" — Jose Padilha
"Listen, I like great actors. You can be a movie star without being a great actor - this has been proved several times - and I like my casts to have great actors. Acting is more important to me than being a star."
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24 Quotes by Jose Padilha
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I think the media needs a little criticizing now, as it did in the '80s, don't you?
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No wonder we have a lot of violence in Rio: the corrupt and violent policemen meet the violent criminals in…
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As it turns out, what looks like science sometimes is not.
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Either you look back and deal with your hypocrisy, or you dismiss it.
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How can I make a movie about the violence of the police if the police aren't going to let me…
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I have to be clear with myself and very conscious of what I am trying to say. Misunderstandings will always…
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I love the sharpness and political tone of RoboCop and I think that such a film is now urgently needed.
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In Rio de Janeiro, every cop has to make a choice. He either turns dirty, keeps his mouth shut, or…
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Measurements, observations, descriptions can only be considered scientific when they are independently confirmed by other people.
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Usually I say I have no imagination.
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We make violent cops, we make violent criminals, and no wonder we have shootouts in slums all of the time.
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Well, I'm not that popular with the politicians, I have to say.
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