Alejandro Gonzalez
Alejandro Gonzalez
although direction false understand watching
We are watching all of these initiatives. We understand that although they are initiatives aimed in the right direction ... we also must not have false expectations.
countries government relations required return
What is required immediately is the return of the boy. If this does not happen, the U.S. government will be responsible for the way in which relations between the two countries could worsen.
america believe colombia latin peace
We believe that peace in Colombia isn't important only for Colombia but all of Latin America.
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.
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.
'Ikiru' is existential but with a lot of tenderness.
I'm telling the same story in every film.
felt liberating playing
It was liberating to do comedy. It felt like playing in a jazz band.
It's very healthy to be aware of your ego.
hard work
It's hard for me to work for somebody else. I can work with someone, but not for someone.
architecture
The visual architecture of 'Biutiful' is the most sophisticated of all the films I have directed.
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.