The challenge to me as a director was for the audience to see the film as going on in a straight line, so that they did not sense all of these break-ups. I did not want a film to be…

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Hospitals are places that you have to stay in for a long time, even if...

Hospitals are places that you have to stay in for a long time, even if...

The silent film has a lot of meanings. The first part of the film is...

The silent film has a lot of meanings. The first part of the film is...

I think that the consciousness of passion makes you act very differently.

I think that the consciousness of passion makes you act very differently.

Whenever I arrive on a real location, I have to move around and work out...

Whenever I arrive on a real location, I have to move around and work out...

In fact, it was the women in our house who were in the saddle. If...

In fact, it was the women in our house who were in the saddle. If...

I think decor says a lot about someone's social position, their taste, their sensibility, their...

I think decor says a lot about someone's social position, their taste, their sensibility, their...

I used this line to demonstrate how important colors are in movies: It's not a...

I used this line to demonstrate how important colors are in movies: It's not a...

When I was very young, I was already a fabulador. I loved to give my...

When I was very young, I was already a fabulador. I loved to give my...

After the enormous success of All About my Mother, all the awards and everything, I...

After the enormous success of All About my Mother, all the awards and everything, I...

Yes, women are stronger than us. They face more directly the problems that confront them,...

Yes, women are stronger than us. They face more directly the problems that confront them,...

All my movies are difficult to classify because they are very eclectic in mixing genres.

All my movies are difficult to classify because they are very eclectic in mixing genres.

I also wanted to express the strength of cinema to hide reality, while being entertaining....

I also wanted to express the strength of cinema to hide reality, while being entertaining....

Right now I don't know if I have dreamt about this or not. But when...

Right now I don't know if I have dreamt about this or not. But when...

Even though I love my mother, I didn't want to make an idealized portrait of...

Even though I love my mother, I didn't want to make an idealized portrait of...

It's a pity that I can never really enjoy my movies because, after the mixing,...

It's a pity that I can never really enjoy my movies because, after the mixing,...

The Flower of My Secret is definitely more based in true emotions. I also wanted...

The Flower of My Secret is definitely more based in true emotions. I also wanted...

I think it's a change that I did not intend at the time but it...

I think it's a change that I did not intend at the time but it...

I was born at a bad time for Spain, but a really good one for...

I was born at a bad time for Spain, but a really good one for...

With this silent film, I wanted to hide what was going on in the clinic....

With this silent film, I wanted to hide what was going on in the clinic....

Cukor is one of my favorite directors. He was a master at directing women.

Cukor is one of my favorite directors. He was a master at directing women.