Alejandro Gonzalez
Alejandro Gonzalez
came surrender
'Birdman' came from a very beautiful side of me, from a part of honesty and surrender about things.
mexico thanks
As a city, it is always compelling. But every day in Mexico City, I give thanks that I am alive.
knowledge
Too much knowledge and analysis can be paralysis.
creative fear great unknown
Fear of the unknown is a great creative partner.
time
I'm neurotic. I complain all the time. I'm a workaholic. And I'm never satisfied.
kid low mom
My mom had very low expectations for me, and she really had a point. I was a big problem at seventeen. If I had a kid like me, I would have those same expectations.
death life point view
I think I want to talk about life from the point of view of death.
car stories
'Amores Perros' is three stories that interconnect in one moment, which is the car accident.
discover expose life
All of us want something in life, all of us have flaws, and all of us have strengths. So, I always try to discover those things in a character and then try to expose it in one way or another.
condition everybody human
Everybody is looking for validation, no matter who you are, and I think that's a need of the human condition - to look for affection or recognition or validation.
audio effects harder special
It's harder to make real audio than special effects audio.
met octopus pat
Antonio Sanchez is from Mexico City. I met him at a Pat Metheny concert. He did a solo, and I thought, 'This is an octopus man!'
bad letting means putting
To shoot a conventional film means that you are always covering yourself. You are putting nets and, in a way, letting bad decisions take over.
Ultimately, with every film I'd done before, there was a reference. They have their own uniqueness, but there was always a precedent.