I don't want to imitate life in movies; I want to represent it. And in that representation, you use the colors you feel, and sometimes they are fake colors. But always it's to show one emotion.

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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,...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

Even people who work with me donÂ´t know who IÂ´m dating. I just donÂ´t talk...

Even people who work with me donÂ´t know who IÂ´m dating. I just donÂ´t talk...

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,...

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...

All my movies have an autobiographical dimension, but that is indirectly, through the characters. In...

All my movies have an autobiographical dimension, but that is indirectly, through the characters. In...

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....

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...

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....

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...

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 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...

The challenge to me as a director was for the audience to see the film...

The challenge to me as a director was for the audience to see the film...

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 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...