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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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...

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...

I don't know if All About My Mother is my best film yet. I haven't...

I don't know if All About My Mother is my best film yet. I haven't...

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...

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...

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 that the consciousness of passion makes you act very differently.

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

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...

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...

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 1980s really ended for me in 1992 with the film Kika.

The 1980s really ended for me in 1992 with the film Kika.

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....

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...

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....

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...