Alejandro Gonzalez
Alejandro Gonzalez
It's very healthy to be aware of your ego.
architecture
The visual architecture of 'Biutiful' is the most sophisticated of all the films I have directed.
hard work
It's hard for me to work for somebody else. I can work with someone, but not for someone.
films gets
When I have been exposed to so many films that are so bad, my soul gets crushed. I just feel intoxicated.
financed matters past
Yes, I am a Mexican, and I have a past and a culture. But what matters is the film itself, not where it was financed or cast.
breaks narrative vertical
The expected vertical line of Ikiru's narrative breaks when Kurosawa does a flash-forward in the middle of the film.
million time
We want to conquer the world and have 1,000 likes, 1 million likes, but at the same time, we are depressed. We are lonely, but we have 10,000 followers. We are all bipolar.
government years two
Maybe next year the government might impose some immigration rules on the academy. Two Mexicans in a row is suspicious. [On Mexican immigrants in the US] I hope they can be treated with respect of the ones who came before and built this incredible immigrant nation.
country america mexican
The way America sees Mexico, if they have any sense of it, is like Taco Bell. Our countries are neighbors, and the only hard food to get in America is true Mexican. It's impossible to find, even in L.A. Why is that?
people united-states language
In the United States there's not a lot of people interested in foreign language films. Every time, it's more difficult for foreign language films to survive here.
real kids cities
I was a street kid, basically. But really, Mexico City has always been this big, complex monster of a city that has always had real problems and needs, and I've always found my way through it in different ways.
growing-up thinking years
Actually, when I think about growing up, I feel most affected by two travels that I made working in cargo boats when I was 16 and 18. One of them crossed through the Mississippi and Baton Rouge and Mobile, Alabama, and another went all the way to Europe. On the last trip, I stayed in Europe for one year with $1,000, working everywhere I could, doing everything. Those years shaped me a lot and taught me the value of exploring different things.
violence handle frivolous
I personally can't handle frivolous violence. I overreact to it.
writing exercise stories
I made commercials for corporations like Volkswagen and Coca-Cola, but I was always the one to write them, too, which was a very good exercise, because I learned to tell little stories.