91 Quotes by Alfonso Cuaron

I guess I have a short attention span! I’m interested in new worlds, new universes, new challenges.

I have to confess that I don’t read much of what is written about me.

Every film is difficult. Making films, you’re always going to have problems, there’s always going to be challenges.

I learned there’s an amazing unexplored territory in terms of narrative. Before, I thought the unexplored territory was the form, the way you shoot a movie. Now, I’m learning about the beautiful marriage between form and narrative.

The two real leads in ‘Children of Men’ are Clive Owen and the social environment. You know, this same movie without the social environment maybe is just like a generic chase movie.

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 long takes process doesn’t allow for that many takes. In the past I have shot over 50 takes of different shots. Sometimes you end up using take 64, sometimes take four.

I think it’s always important to give immediate positive reinforcement.

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.