Born On This Day — November 28
The only reason you make a movie is not to make or set out to do a good or a bad movie, it’s just to see what you learn for the next one. —Alfonso Cuarón Continue reading Born On This Day — November 28
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Thoughts from directors around the world.
Born On This Day — November 27
If you hold a mirror up to society, and you don’t like what you see, you can’t fault the mirror. It’s a mirror. […] The environment still needs reexamination so you don’t forget it when the lights come up. Once … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 27
Born On This Day — November 22
I don’t know how a film is born. It’s an idea that comes; I then begin to work on it—while cooking, while getting dressed, while bathing, everywhere I went… I have always felt that a film belongs to the public… … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 22
Born On This Day — November 20
Born On This Day — November 17
We’re face to face with images all the time in a way that we never have been before. And that’s why I believe we need to stress visual literacy in our schools. Young people need to understand that not all … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 17
Born On This Day — November 16
Born On This Day — November 15
I do films to be behind the camera, not in front of the camera. I’m sure I say very intimate things about myself in all my films, but it’s better to say it not too directly, to be hidden behind … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 15
Born On This Day — November 14
I had my first feature film as late as when I was 37, so I’ve got no time to duplicate. Many things, feelings especially, are common to all human beings. As long as the film appeals to universal human feelings, … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 14
Born On This Day — November 9
When you do a film, everything is related to point-of-view, to vision. When you have two characters in a dialog, emotion is expressed by the way people look at each other, through the eyes. Especially in the cut, the edit. … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 9
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