It's hard for me to work for somebody else. I can work with someone, but not for someone. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu hardwork Change image and share on social
That incredible bubble and high expectations built at festivals can work against a film. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu bubblebuildexpectation Change image and share on social
Many Mexican directors are scared to shoot in Mexico City, which is why there are many stories in Mexican cinema about little rural towns, or set a hundred years ago. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu agocinemacity Change image and share on social
Fear of the unknown is a great creative partner. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu creativefeargreat Change image and share on social
When you live in a city, as I do, where violence is really in the streets, and people die every day, there's nothing funny about it. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu citydaydie Change image and share on social
Time starts out as a notion. But after you turn fifty, time is not a notion anymore but a fact that you start feeling clearly, and in a way, it pushes you to become present in the present. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu anymorefactfelt Change image and share on social
When I think about growing up, I feel most affected by two travels that I made working in cargo boats when I was 16 and 18. One of them crossed through the Mississippi and Baton Rouge and Mobile, Alabama, and another went all the way to Europe. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu affectalabamabaton share on social
I have a notebook, and I know what decisions will be made in pre-production. Everything is pre-determined in the pre-production period. I visually design the whole thing, and I know when things will happen. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu decisiondesigndetermine share on social
I don't know if I have a career or not, or where it ends or it begins. I have been working, doing what I do for a long time. But my creative process has always been so tortuous. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu begincareercreative Change image and share on social
People talk about the pain of defeat, but I think defeat has a lot of value. I think the wound of victory can be even more damaging than defeat. Very few people really know how to win. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu damagedefeatlot Change image and share on social