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I think calling for more women in every aspect of this industry is a sensible thing. Alan Taylor
Women Every Think More Calling Industry Sensible Aspect Thing
Coming off 'Sopranos' and 'Mad Men,' I was starting to feel like I was being spoiled creatively. I wanted to move forward as a director in TV and get more involved in the process. After having those two great experiences, doing regular episodic TV wouldn't be quite the thrill. Alan Taylor
Great Director Men Those Mad Mad Men TV Thrill Having More Spoiled Feel Like Involved Sopranos Coming Doing Off Get Quite Move Move Forward Being Experiences Wanted After Process Regular Episodic Forward Creatively Starting Two
I wouldn't say I'm a very controlling person. For instance, when I talk to the actors, I don't tell them exactly what I want because I want them to surprise me. I even encourage them to change some of the verses of the script if they need to. Alejandro Amenabar
Me Change Controlling Say Tell Exactly Exactly What Some Instance Talk Because Surprise Encourage Verses Very Person Want Script Them Even Actor Need
In horror movies today it's lots of fast cut shot and lots of loud noises on the soundtrack. I tried to do the opposite. Playing with silence for instance. Alejandro Amenabar
Today Silence Tried Horror Horror Movies Instance Noises Soundtrack Opposite Lots Loud Movies Cut Shot Fast Playing
My mother used to take my brother and me to get any books we wanted, but they were second hand books published in the '30s and '40s. I liked scary books. Alejandro Amenabar
Me Mother Second-Hand Books Brother Scary Take Liked Were Hand Get Any Wanted Used Published Second
Sometimes a piece of music in the score isn't effective. When a score is too well finished with too many elements, sometimes it's too much. Alejandro Amenabar
Music Sometimes Too Much Finished Too Piece Well Score Effective Much Many Elements
Cinema is universal, beyond flags and borders and passports. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Cinema Borders Beyond Flags Universal
As a city, it is always compelling. But every day in Mexico City, I give thanks that I am alive. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Day Every Day Thanks Every Alive City Give Always Am Mexico Mexico City Compelling
'Amores Perros' is three stories that interconnect in one moment, which is the car accident. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Car Three Accident Stories Which Moment Car Accident
The creative process is mysterious; a conversation, a ride in the car, or a melody can trigger something. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Conversation Creative Ride Creative Process Car Melody Trigger Something Mysterious Process
I think I want to talk about life from the point of view of death. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Life Death Think About Point Point Of View Talk Want View
To make a film is easy; to make a good film is war. To make a very good film is a miracle. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
War Good Easy Miracle Make Very Film Good Film
Movies become art after editing. Instead of just reproducing reality, they juxtapose images of it. That implies expression; that's art. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Art Reality Editing Become Instead Implies Just After Reproducing Movies Expression Images
Cannes or any other major festival is basically an animal in its own nature, creating very specific perceptions of films in a moment. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Nature Animal Own Films Other Perceptions Major Very Festival Any Cannes Creating Moment Specific Basically
The expected vertical line of Ikiru's narrative breaks when Kurosawa does a flash-forward in the middle of the film. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Narrative Does Line Kurosawa Vertical Expected Middle Breaks Film
Freedom comes with a lot of responsibility. When you are by yourself, you have to develop a third eye. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Freedom You Yourself Responsibility Eye Develop Lot Third
When you have something that is bothering you, and then you articulate, take the time to really express it and see it clearly, to recognize. To acknowledge that is already a liberating energy. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Time You Energy Liberating Recognize See Something Bothering Take Clearly Articulate Acknowledge Then Really Express
I realized - and I am probably the last person in the world to realize this - that we live our lives with no editing. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Editing World Live Our Our Lives Am Person Realize Realized Lives Last
Everyone's terrified of being mediocre. Everyone wants to be special. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Everyone Terrified Being Wants Special Mediocre
'Biutiful' is not about death. It's about life. It's a hymn to life. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Life Death About Hymn
I've listened to music all my life. I've always felt that music tells more stories sometimes than films, with more possibilities. Every time you listen to them, songs bring different images and moods - depending on where you are in your life, you can listen to a song, and it means something different. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Life Music Time You Song Sometimes My Life Every Films Every Time Moods All My Life Possibilities Tells Something More Songs Felt Always Than Listen Listened Depending Where Different Stories Them Means Your Bring Images
Writing is not an unknown territory for me. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Me Writing Unknown Territory
To think that we can understand everything is such stupidity because our senses are so limited. We are so limited that to feel that we can understand the creation scientifically is a little bit naive. It's very childish. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Stupidity Childish Creation Think Our Everything Bit Feel Naive Because Understand Limited Scientifically Very Senses Little Little Bit
Trump doesn't know it yet, but he will become one of the guys that he hates very soon. Soon he will be a loser. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Will Become Hates Guys He Soon Know Loser Trump Very
Sad music, I always thought, is more beautiful than other music. But at the same time, I am in my personal life a very happy guy. I have a sense of humor. I am not the kind of depressed guy all the time brooding. No. I am very enthusiastic about things. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Sad Life Beautiful Music Time Happy Sense Of Humor Humor Thought Personal Life Sense Other Kind Brooding Enthusiastic About Guy More Always Am Very Than Personal Same Same Time Depressed Things
I have dark skin. My nickname is El Negro. They call me El Negro in Mexico because even in my country, the dark skin is evidence of Indian blood, a sign that one technically belongs to a third class. Even my grandmother had some kind of differentiation with me, because I was darker than my siblings. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Me Class Dark Technically Country Skin Evidence Sign Kind Indian Darker Some Had Call Because Blood Mexico Than Grandmother Even Differentiation Nickname Belongs Third Sibling
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