Sebastian Lelio Quotes

Sebastian Lelio

Chilean Director

Born: Mar 8, 1974

Character Life Me People World You

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I learned at an early age to be socially effective while practicing disappearing. Sebastian Lelio

Age Disappearing Learned Practicing Effective While Socially Early Early Age

I grew up surrounded by strong women, and that was a very strong influence. Sebastian Lelio

Women Strong Strong Women Surrounded Up Very Influence Grew

Fashion is totally political, the icon of a political system. Sebastian Lelio

Fashion Political System Totally Political System Icon

The use of music in 'Gloria' is not cynical. Sebastian Lelio

Music Cynical Use

This idea of walls, segregation, labels, and 'You against us' and 'We are superior and you are inferior.' Which people are legitimate? Which relationships are legitimate or not? Who declares that under which authority? These are things that are hugely important. Sebastian Lelio

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Poetry was my 'in' to the idea that I could express myself through art. Sebastian Lelio

Art Myself Poetry Could Through Idea Express

I'm always trying to get my characters to the point of complete rebelliousness. I like that attitude that characters feel when they own their lives. There's something beautiful in the moments when characters disobey. Sebastian Lelio

Attitude Beautiful Own Complete Characters Something Point Feel Like Always Get Trying Disobey Moments Lives

We all have a potential revolutionary energy inside. Sebastian Lelio

Energy Inside Potential Revolutionary

I grew up in a dictatorship in a very Catholic country. Sebastian Lelio

Dictatorship Country Catholic Up Very Grew

I have never been religious, but I've seen the strength of it. Sebastian Lelio

Strength Seen Religious Never Been

English is not my language. Sebastian Lelio

Language English

In Latin America, cinema has always been a bourgeois activity, I guess, as it is everywhere. It's just a stupidly expensive art form, and there is nothing you can do about it. Sebastian Lelio

Art You Cinema Nothing Guess Latin Everywhere Latin America About Bourgeois Always Been Art Form America Just Expensive Form Activity

My stepfather was in the navy, so I got to know a side of Chile that is not what you would expect from an artist. Sebastian Lelio

You Side Would Stepfather Know Got Expect Artist Chile Navy

I'm interested in the intersection of character and actor. Sebastian Lelio

Character Interested Actor Intersection

Chilean society is conservative, but U.S. society is puritanical. Sebastian Lelio

Conservative Society Puritanical

I was writing when I was very young, and then I became interested in everything - I wanted to do photography. I wanted to act. I wanted to write plays, and then I wanted to film and to paint, but I felt that film had a condition that reunites everything. Sebastian Lelio

Photography Writing Young Everything Write Had Became Felt Condition Very Wanted Interested Then Act Paint Film Plays

The living experience of film only happens when a film is seen, and only within the spectator, because they project their own fears, desires, and fantasies upon those lights and shadows. Sebastian Lelio

Experience Fears Seen Own Living Project Those Shadows Only Lights Because Within Happens Fantasies Film Spectator Desires

I've been following my intuition and what moves me. Sebastian Lelio

Me Intuition Following Been Moves

There's something about using the cinematic device as a tool to connect with dimensions of the world that you don't know too well, you're not too familiar with. It's like a creating a bridge, or a spaceship to travel to the unknown. Sebastian Lelio

How can you repress Rachel McAdams? She's so full of life. Sebastian Lelio

Life You She How Repress Full

In the case of 'Fantastic Woman,' I wanted to make it a more complex animal than just a 'cause' film. Even though I was sympathizing with the character's struggle, I didn't want to be trapped at that level - it's important, but it can be quite basic. Sebastian Lelio

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