Quotes for All
Maybe next year the government might impose some immigration rules on the academy. Two Mexicans in a row is suspicious. [On Mexican immigrants in the US] I hope they can be treated with respect of the ones who came before and built this incredible immigrant nation. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
The way America sees Mexico, if they have any sense of it, is like Taco Bell. Our countries are neighbors, and the only hard food to get in America is true Mexican. It’s impossible to find, even in L.A. Why is that? Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
In the United States there’s not a lot of people interested in foreign language films. Every time, it’s more difficult for foreign language films to survive here. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
I personally can’t handle frivolous violence. I overreact to it. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
I respect BMW for not interfering in these projects. They’re just trying to support short films with their brand, which I think is great. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
I don’t have anything against commercials, and I really like BMWs. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
I made commercials for corporations like Volkswagen and Coca-Cola, but I was always the one to write them, too, which was a very good exercise, because I learned to tell little stories. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
I saw what I could [in Mexico City], but we rarely got anything other than big, mainstream American films. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
I understand when there’s no money for the arts in the government, but it should maybe pressure private companies to support more filmmakers. These exhibition and distribution companies are huge, and there might be incentives for them to invest more in Mexican cinema. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Mexico City is very different now than when I grew up, but I was in the streets all the time – though I was born to a middle-class neighborhood where there weren’t a lot of gangs and things. I was always comfortable. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu