Top 179 Quotes by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

When you see things upside down, the ego can be extraordinarily funny; it's absurd. But it's tragic at the same time.

Yes, I am a Mexican, and I have a past and a culture. But what matters is the film itself, not where it was financed or cast.

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.

Do you know the phrase, 'The word 'water' will not wet you?' It's one thing to write down an idea and another thing entirely to execute it.

I do think that the emotional weight of 'Biutiful' has blinded some viewers to the beauty and complexity of the film.

For me, the most important thing that I have to accomplish is to be a good father. That's the most difficult challenge of my life. That's the most important thing for me, more than films.

I think that my films are basically family stories, beyond the fact that they are global and have political and social commentary.

Irony became the head that bit its tail and then there is no way out.

I'm telling the same story in every film.