22 Quotes by Marco Brambilla

I'm a huge cinemaphile. My interest in filmmaking came out of experimenting with different genres, and I wanted to go back to working in a way that was more personal, which, for me, was artwork. Commercials and films are more collaborative.

I like controversy. The more controversial it gets, the more interesting it is.

Usually, the energy in elevators is so awkward; I mean, I can't imagine the politics in the ones in the Conde Nast building.

I never intended to become a commercial filmmaker in the first place. What I do requires time and experimentation. Commercial work is often not the best way to get the most innovative work, because it's about money and marketing. Although advertising is now embracing non-commercial people.

A lot of very popular mainstream artists are products of record companies and marketing companies, and any time anyone can stand outside of that, that's interesting.

I love the idea of bringing my work to the general public, not just people who go to gallery openings.

Just doing a project because it's an opportunity won't create meaning. As an artist, I need something to communicate.

Thematically, most of my work deals with transition, our culture's constant acceleration, and emotional connection and disconnection through technology.

I'm very obsessed with the energy of New York and the idea of the way people behave in the city versus the way they behave in a natural environment.