I have to be clear with myself and very conscious of what I am trying to say. Misunderstandings will always take place; it's unavoidable. Jose Padilha clearconsciousmisunderstanding Change image and share on social
No wonder we have a lot of violence in Rio: the corrupt and violent policemen meet the violent criminals in the streets. What else is going to happen? Jose Padilha corruptcriminalhappen Change image and share on social
I think the media needs a little criticizing now, as it did in the '80s, don't you? Jose Padilha 80scriticizemedium Change image and share on social
RoboCop the first movie was fantastic. But even if there was no movie, the concept of RoboCop is brilliant, first because it lends itself to a lot of social criticism, but also because it poses a question, 'When do you lose your humanity?' Jose Padilha brilliantconceptcriticism share on social
How can I make a movie about the violence of the police if the police aren't going to let me film it? Jose Padilha filmmakemovie Change image and share on social
The way that I sort of direct the writers is, let's do the best story we can. Let's not worry about production issues. 'How much will that cost? How are we going to shoot that?' Let's not set up those constraints on the writing. I don't think it helps the project to work like that. Jose Padilha constraintcostdirect share on social
Measurements, observations, descriptions can only be considered scientific when they are independently confirmed by other people. Jose Padilha confirmconsiderdescription Change image and share on social
I don't actually like blocking actors. I prefer giving actors freedom. They don't have to step on a precise mark with me. Instead of giving marks to the actors I like to give marks to the camera. Jose Padilha actorblockcamera Change image and share on social
We make violent cops, we make violent criminals, and no wonder we have shootouts in slums all of the time. Jose Padilha copcriminalmake Change image and share on social
Well, I'm not that popular with the politicians, I have to say. Jose Padilha politicianpopular Change image and share on social
