Already when I was very young, I was a fabulador. I loved to give my own version of stories that everybody already knew. Pedro Almodovar fabuladorgiveknow Change image and share on social
All my movies are difficult to classify because they are very eclectic in mixing genres. Pedro Almodovar classifydifficulteclectic Change image and share on social
Cukor is one of my favorite directors. He was a master at directing women. Pedro Almodovar cukordirectdirector Change image and share on social
There's something about uninterrupted singing that just doesn't work for me, because at some point, I need my characters to talk. Without meaning to offend anyone, a musical like 'Les Miserables' would be the last thing I'd ever be interested in. Pedro Almodovar characterinterestmean share on social
I don't want to imitate life in movies; I want to represent it. And in that representation, you use the colors you feel, and sometimes they are fake colors. But always it's to show one emotion. Pedro Almodovar coloremotionfake Change image and share on social
I think it's a change that I did not intend at the time but it is clear that, from The Flower of My Secret on, there is a change in my films. A lot of the journalists have very generously attributed this to my growing maturity. Pedro Almodovar attributechangeclear share on social
I remember myself at 10 years old telling stories to my sisters and brother. This is something I did through my adolescence and even through my twenties. Pedro Almodovar adolescencebrotherremember Change image and share on social
The problem is that I work in more than one genre. It's impossible for me to aim for a single one because, for me, comedy is mixed with tragedy. That's very Spanish, the way in which comedy and tragedy are inextricable from each other. Pedro Almodovar aimcomedygenre share on social
Even though I love my mother, I didn't want to make an idealized portrait of her. I'm fascinated more by her defects - they are funnier than her other qualities. Pedro Almodovar defectfascinatefunny Change image and share on social
Yes, women are stronger than us. They face more directly the problems that confront them, and for that reason they are much more spectacular to talk about. I don't know why I am more interested in women, because I don't go to any psychiatrists, and I don't want to know why. Pedro Almodovar confrontdirectlyface share on social