Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

You have kids studying master class visual arts who are pushed to make films that will be successful economically; that's what they focus on. So they work for corporate interest instead of artistic expression. ”

To question your own process is a necessity. If you don't question yourself, it's impossible to improve. ”

All my films I have shot in chronological order - always. And the reason is that there's a moment that the screenplay is the notion of the film. But when you start doing a film... the work itself starts being transformed, and you have to surrender. ”

In my work I think what drives me is perfection. I'm a chronically unsatisfied guy. ”

On a transcendental level, a film is not going to be better or worse because there's a prize behind it. The work will be what it is, with or without a prize. ”

I'm overwhelmed by the pain in the world; I'm affected by the news very much, and adding that to my work was becoming a little bit too much. ”

That incredible bubble and high expectations built at festivals can work against a film. ”

Good directors don't answer questions with their work. They generate debate and create discussion. ”

I know how to work with people. I've worked with the same people for 10 years. I'm not that kind of auteur. I hear ideas. ”

It's hard for me to work for somebody else. I can work with someone, but not for someone. ”