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Walter Salles Quotes

Walter Salles quotes

Brazilian Director April 12, 1956

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Walter Salles quote: "My father was a diplomat for part of his life and I jumped..."
My father was a diplomat for part of his life and I jumped from country to country and culture to culture. Walter Salles
The films that I've done before were original stories most of the time, I did two adaptations before this, but they were mostly original stories where I had complete freedom to evolve in the direction I wanted. Walter Salles
Walter Salles quote: "I went to Cuba maybe eight or nine times."
I went to Cuba maybe eight or nine times. Walter Salles
Walter Salles quote: "On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of..."
On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film. Walter Salles
So I feel a responsibility to help first-time film-makers in Brazil, but also to increase the dialogue between film cultures which are really wonderful and so much closer to us than what we do see on our screens. Walter Salles
We all knew the book well because it's the cult book in Latin America. For me, this was a sacred territory. I would not have ventured into it by myself. Walter Salles
Walter Salles quote: "So the search for a father in Central Station is also a search..."
So the search for a father in Central Station is also a search for a country. Walter Salles
Walter Salles quote: "No, I worked a lot for European television, doing..."
No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil. Walter Salles
Walter Salles quote: "There are still 500,000 persons afflicted with leprosy in..."
There are still 500,000 persons afflicted with leprosy in Latin America, so it is still very much present. Walter Salles
That's why I have always admired documentaries, because they open windows that can make you understand much better where you come from, much better than fiction, I think. Walter Salles
The necessity to conceptualise has to come very early on, and defining a vector of development for that film also at the beginning of the process will allow you much more freedom as you go along. Walter Salles
Walter Salles quote: "The Sundance Institute has been vital to the film communities..."
The Sundance Institute has been vital to the film communities of Latin America. Walter Salles
I come from a country and also a continent whose identity is in the making. We're a very young culture, and I think that things are not yet crystallised. Walter Salles
Also, I knew that the impact of Motorcycle Diaries was going to be so resonant for all of us who went through the experience of making it that I didn't want to do anything that could reflect it. Walter Salles
The other aspect is that you become much more aware of the structural problems that pertain to that continent. You feel the need to act to try and solve them. Walter Salles

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