91 Quotes by Alfonso Cuaron

I have this thing that, once I finish a movie, I never see it again.

I have to say, 'Gravity' is better in 3-D, even though in 2-D the quality of the picture is better. But the 3-D is better.

The amazing thing is that the more money it takes for a movie to get made, the more you feel like everybody wants you to fail.

The only reason you make a movie is not to make or set out to do a good or a bad movie, it's just to see what you learn for the next one.

What's the point of being an Australian guy traveling through India if you are going to go to India to meet other Australians?

The reason I like tracking shots has to do more with a sense of real time than anything else. In 'Gravity,' the use of tracking - of long extended takes - was partially because we wanted to film it like an IMAX-style Discovery Channel documentary. You don't have the luxury of cuts when you're in space. The camera is there; you're just observing.

Dramatically, the moment in 'Gravity' that was hardest to nail down is when Ryan is in the Soyuz capsule and she realizes that she's out of fuel. That's when the character's arc gets defined.

I knew early on that I was a nerd and that films were my refuge. Those first few minutes before the lights went off, and you're alone in the theater waiting, were really pleasurable.

There are fewer established rules in the way you tell a story for commercials than in features. It's a great little short story you get to play with.