55 Quotes by Sebastian Lelio

Cinema is empathy machinery, and we multiply our life experience through cinema. When it is good cinema, it almost counts as a personal experience.

It's not that I only want to make films about women, but from my experience, I have been very interested in the women who play these characters.

I knew 'Transparent' and saw a few episodes of 'Orange is the New Black,' so I knew about the trans actor in that cast. Of course, I saw 'Boys Don't Cry' back in the day. But the path that led me to this subject was different... it's just my curiosity as a human being more than my awareness of any political struggles.

When you're filming, not everything is rational.

I grew up surrounded by strong women, and that was a very strong influence.

I didn't know how I was going to deal with 'Disobedience' because it takes place in such a specific and often secretive world.

'Gloria' is a film about a fifty eight-year-old woman who is quite alone in life; however, she is quite optimistic. Nobody has much time for her, and so she regularly goes to these single adults' parties where she is looking for someone. By the end of the film, she doesn't necessarily find love, but she does find something else.

There has been too much silliness and cliche when looking at older people: I think that hides a fear of death that we have as a society. We are obsessed with youth and denying death.

I don't believe in closed scripts; I think that they should be open.