Alejandro Gonzalez
Alejandro Gonzalez
accomplish battle hard life puts
We have these ambitions that are very hard to accomplish because life puts us in our place. We have this battle with mediocrity.
artistic arts class corporate films instead interest kids master pushed successful visual work
You have kids studying master class visual arts who are pushed to make films that will be successful economically; that's what they focus on. So they work for corporate interest instead of artistic expression.
life
I don't have a career. I have a life.
fixated
I think there's nothing wrong with being fixated on superheroes when you are 7 years old, but I think there's a disease in not growing up.
cartoon dignity figures forgotten guided japanese mere morocco normally poor portrayed
Two words guided the making of 'Babel' for me: 'dignity' and 'compassion.' These things are normally forgotten in the making of a lot of films. Normally there is not dignity because the poor and dispossessed in a place like Morocco are portrayed as mere victims, or the Japanese are portrayed as cartoon figures with no humanity.
good war
To make a film is easy; to make a good film is war. To make a very good film is a miracle.
beings brothers defined family human relationships
I think we are defined as human beings through our families, no matter what kind of family - through our relationships with parents, brothers and sisters.
approach change learned life ways
I learned there are ways to approach life. You can never change the events, but you can change the way you approach them.
funny time tragic upside
When you see things upside down, the ego can be extraordinarily funny; it's absurd. But it's tragic at the same time.
art images implies instead movies
Movies become art after editing. Instead of just reproducing reality, they juxtapose images of it. That implies expression; that's art.
interested less truth
I'm less interested in reality. I'm more interested in perception, the truth of the universe that we see.
fresh perspective point reflect side strength
When you have a fresh point of view that comes from the right side of the heart, it's just so valuable. You can take it or not take it, but just that perspective can give you a lot of strength or make you reflect on a lot of things.
alchemy dislikes entire exercise exposed human life likes matter nobody order people subject successful time
Actors are exposed in a way that nobody else can understand. They are subject to the likes and dislikes of people their entire life, no matter how successful they are. At the same time, in order to be liked, you have to not be yourself. So it's a very complicated human exercise - an alchemy that I have never understood.
borders flags
Cinema is universal, beyond flags and borders and passports.