Alejandro Gonzalez
Alejandro Gonzalez
'Ikiru' is existential but with a lot of tenderness.
human
I'm very curious, I guess, as a human being.
pronounce time
In hotels, every time I make a reservation and they never find my name, they never can pronounce it; it's so long, and sometimes they confuse.
I'm telling the same story in every film.
intense life
I'm an intense person. My own vision of life has always been heavy.
allen among filmmakers greats van woody
I like so many different directors: Scorsese, Coppola, Cassavetes, Jarmusch, Gus van Sant, Woody Allen and the greats like Fellini, Bergman, Tarkovsky and among current filmmakers von Trier, Ang Lee, Wong Kar-wai.
If you stretch tragedy, it will always become comedy. That's the comedy that I like.
lived tolstoy
In 'A Confession,' Tolstoy found meaning that he could hold on to, and he lived for another 30 years.
countries express points spread third
As a Third World citizen, I always feel that I need to express my point of view. Sometimes the points of view of Third World countries are never expressed. We don't have that possibility, sometimes, to spread what we feel and how we see things.
includes literally point points prism views
'Babel' is about the point of view of others. It literally includes points of views as experienced from the other side. It is not about a hero. It is not about only one country. It is a prism that allows us to see the same reality from different angles.
craziest directing foreign possibly understand
Directing non-actors is difficult. Directing actors in a foreign language is even more difficult. Directing non-actors in a language that you yourself don't understand is the craziest thing you can possibly think of.
It's very healthy to be aware of your ego.
art images
The way I put together images is a reactive art.
bubble built high incredible work
That incredible bubble and high expectations built at festivals can work against a film.