30 Quotes by Fernando Meirelles

We forgot this continent for a long time – and now, finally Africa is being rediscovered.

The actors feel very free. The actor, he doesn’t need to think about where the camera is, he just has to focus on what he’s doing and forget the camera. The camera is never in the perfect position, and I think this is what keeps this feeling of reality. The frame is not perfect.

Is so interesting, is that when you’re blindfolded and you’re talking to somebody the conversation goes to places that it would never go if you could see the other person’s reaction. You start talking about very intimate things. It’s such an interesting experience.