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'Y Tu Mama Tambien' is one of...

'Y Tu Mama Tambien' is one of the first unrated movies to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. But many video stores won't take a movie that's not rated, so I had to make the movie an R.

Alfonso Cuaron 50 quotes

I was not aware of how much I...

I was not aware of how much I loved 'Canoa' until I saw it after doing 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' and realized that my voice - over about the story's historical context - that narrator - came from 'Canoa'.

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What's the point of being an ...

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

Alfonso Cuaron 50 quotes

I used to be very controlling...

I used to be very controlling with visuals and editing, and I would pretty much craft the performances; now I have learned to trust the material and the actors.

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The amazing thing is that the...

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.

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Most people just half-watch T...

Most people just half-watch TV. They watch TV while they are doing many other things in the environment of their home. So, what they are doing goes through their ears as much as through their eyes. In television, the narrative and characters are in the foreground of everything, because you are watching TV as you do other stuff.

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Learn from your experience sh...

Learn from your experience shooting your film, and then move on to the next.

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I'm very aware that the futur...

I'm very aware that the future of any film is not necessarily the theatrical experience, it's the home video experience because that is the one that is going to be presented for years to come. So you want to make sure that you push your movie, but you're talking about a movie that you finished months ago. And your head is trying to move into new grounds and you're still pushing for the other one. That's the tough element of it.

Alfonso Cuaron 50 quotes

The long takes process doesn'...

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.

Alfonso Cuaron 50 quotes

As a kid, I wanted to be an a...

As a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut. And my own passion was that I wanted to be a film director. I realized that being an astronaut was not going to be an option, so I said, "Well, I'm going to be a director and do films in space."

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There is a certain thing that...

There is a certain thing that you have to just stick to the plan, stick to what you want to do, and you try to work with studios and executives that they get it.

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Story is important but the mo...

Story is important but the most important is the theme and how you're going to convey theme cinematically. I'm a believer also.

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I have my set rigged with the...

I have my set rigged with the biggest sound system possible and have a mini jack for my iPod attached to my director's chair. I find playing music is a very direct way to communicate with actors and the crew, especially those crew members who are on the periphery of the set. I like dancing on set too, it's a good way to release tension.

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The most important thematics ...

The most important thematics in humanity I think that are completely universal and completely relatable from one person to the other. As long as, one more time going to back to the thematic, as long as you're truthful to that thematic, you can trust that that is going to transcend.

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A budget is not an issue. I m...

A budget is not an issue. I mean a budget is used if you need more weeks or more time or more elements, but the creative process is exactly the same. In some instances you become more of a boss when you are doing a small movie. So that is not so relevant. The only thing is that the bigger a movie is in terms of budget, is that there are more people giving opinions.

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I've been very lucky in that ...

I've been very lucky in that the studios really respect me and they give me all my creative freedom. But nevertheless, they are inputs, they have opinions. It's the same thing for me as if you're in a shower and you're coming up with a tune, with a melody, but there are 70 people trying to sing their own melody at the same time. So you have to focus and concentrate, and not lose the track of your melody.

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Y Tu Mama Tambien' is one of ...

Y Tu Mama Tambien' is one of the first unrated movies to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. But many video stores won't take a movie that's not rated, so I had to make the movie an R.

Alfonso Cuaron 50 quotes

I really believe there is the...

I really believe there is the possibility of something great that can happen in the right hands.

Alfonso Cuaron 50 quotes

My mom, she was, she studied ...

My mom, she was, she studied chemistry. And later on she changed and majored, she changed later in her career, in her life and studied philosophy and then she did a perfect clash, connection between chemistry and philosophy and she became a witch.

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No 'rules.' What are you, Bri...

No 'rules.' What are you, British or something? I guess I'm too nice... No wonder people take advantage of me.

Alfonso Cuaron 50 quotes

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