In fact, it was the women in our house who were in the saddle. If men are the gods, women are not only the presidents but all the ministers of the government.

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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...

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...

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...

I don't want to imitate life in movies; I want to represent it. And in...

I don't want to imitate life in movies; I want to represent it. And in...

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...

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....

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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 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...

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,...