Movies become art after editing. Instead of just reproducing reality, they juxtapose images of it. That implies expression; that's art.

I don't like the ironic tone that our pop culture, in the world, has taken. Everything is 'ironic.' Everything is 'cool.'

It's famous that comedians have a very dark personal state of mind. I think, in my case, it's the same. The only way to get deep is to have a balance, or a counterbalance.

I like the possibility of failure. I don't want to be in a comfortable zone.

Fear of the unknown is a great creative partner.

Innocence can be more powerful than experience.

I have always said that innocence is much more powerful than experience.

When I was sixteen, I was an absolutely romantic guy. I fell in love every week. I mean, I was in love with everybody, but unfortunately, nobody was in love with me.

Life and death are illusions. We are in a constant state of transformation.

When I talk about sad things, I talk about sad things.

Sad music, I always thought, is more beautiful than other music. But at the same time, I am in my personal life a very happy guy. I have a sense of humor. I am not the kind of depressed guy all the time brooding. No. I am very enthusiastic about things.

When you have a fresh point of view that comes from the right side of the heart, it's just so valuable. You can take it or not take it, but just that perspective can give you a lot of strength or make you reflect on a lot of things.

I think intelligence basically can be in a way defined by the possibility of having two opposite ideas living together and at the same time functioning. That's why I think a smart script has two things living in the same place, and they're absolutely contradictory.

I think that the best things come from thought, without thinking. I think that's the smartest use of the intelligence that we all have.

Too much knowledge and analysis can be paralysis.

When you see things upside down, the ego can be extraordinarily funny; it's absurd. But it's tragic at the same time.

I have a notebook, and I know what decisions will be made in pre-production. Everything is pre-determined in the pre-production period. I visually design the whole thing, and I know when things will happen.

I've learned to lose with a smile on my face. That's what the Oscar teaches you.

The way America sees Mexico, if they have any sense of it, is like Taco Bell. Our countries are neighbors, and the only hard food to get in America is true Mexican. It's impossible to find, even in L.A. Why is that?