Life and death are illusions. We are in a constant state of transformation. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Death
'Amores Perros' is three stories that interconnect in one moment, which is the car accident. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Car
I don't like the ironic tone that our pop culture, in the world, has taken. Everything is 'ironic.' Everything is 'cool.' -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Cool
I see only one requirement you have to have to be a director or any kind of artist: rhythm. Rhythm, for me, is everything. Without rhythm, there's no music. Without rhythm, there's no cinema. Without rhythm, there's no architecture. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Architecture
When you see things upside down, the ego can be extraordinarily funny; it's absurd. But it's tragic at the same time. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Time
Movies become art after editing. Instead of just reproducing reality, they juxtapose images of it. That implies expression; that's art. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Movies
The creative process is mysterious; a conversation, a ride in the car, or a melody can trigger something. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Car
When you see things upside down, the ego can be extraordinarily funny; it's absurd. But it's tragic at the same time. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Funny
My mom had very low expectations for me, and she really had a point. I was a big problem at seventeen. If I had a kid like me, I would have those same expectations. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Mom
If I had been at an assembly line for films, I don't know if I would be the best driver. I think I would have crashed the car. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Car
The visual architecture of 'Biutiful' is the most sophisticated of all the films I have directed. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Architecture
I think that people would like to, at all times, reject death and disease with technology. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Technology
Sad music, I always thought, is more beautiful than other music. But at the same time, I am in my personal life a very happy guy. I have a sense of humor. I am not the kind of depressed guy all the time brooding. No. I am very enthusiastic about things. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Humor
When you have a fresh point of view that comes from the right side of the heart, it's just so valuable. You can take it or not take it, but just that perspective can give you a lot of strength or make you reflect on a lot of things. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Strength
I've learned to lose with a smile on my face. That's what the Oscar teaches you. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Smile
My kid will come home from seeing the latest 'Transformers' movie, and I'll ask him, 'How was it?' 'Amazing!' 'What was it about?' 'I don't know, but it was amazing!' -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Amazing
'Biutiful' is not about death. It's about life. It's a hymn to life. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Death
Nowadays, a critic has to watch 700, 800 films a year, and I know through experience, being a juror in prestigious film festivals where supposedly the best films are arriving, from twenty films maybe you see two that are good, one that is so-so, and one that is extraordinary. And the other sixteen are terrible. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Best
My father had a difficult relationship with success, maybe because he never obtained it. But he was very wise about it because he observed how you can become rotten fruit once you get power. -Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Relationship
