“Mexico City is very different now than when I grew up, but I was in the streets all the time - though I was born to a middle-class neighborhood where there weren't a lot of gangs and things. I was always comfortable.” DifferentBornCitiesClassStreetsMiddleGrewComfortableGrew UpMiddle ClassNeighborhoodMexicoGangMexico City Author:Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
“I was a street kid, basically. But really, Mexico City has always been this big, complex monster of a city that has always had real problems and needs, and I've always found my way through it in different ways.” WayNeedsDifferentRealProblemBigsKidsFoundCitiesStreetsComplexesMonstersMy WayDifferent WaysMexicoReal ProblemsMexico City Author:Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
“Actually, when I think about growing up, I feel most affected by two travels that I made working in cargo boats when I was 16 and 18. One of them crossed through the Mississippi and Baton Rouge and Mobile, Alabama, and another went all the way to Europe. On the last trip, I stayed in Europe for one year with $1,000, working everywhere I could, doing everything. Those years shaped me a lot and taught me the value of exploring different things.” ThinkingWayFeelsYearsMadeTwoDifferentLastsValuesGrowing UpGrowingTaughtEuropeBoatDifferent ThingsAffectedExploringMobileMississippiAlabamaCargoRougeBatonBaton Rouge Author:Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
“I've listened to music all my life. I've always felt that music tells more stories sometimes than films, with more possibilities. Every time you listen to them, songs bring different images and moods - depending on where you are in your life, you can listen to a song and it means something different.” MeanDifferentSometimesStoriesFilmSongFeltPossibilityMoodWhere You Are Author:Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
“Every time that I'm challenged with a film I think that I haven't learned anything, that every film is different and that every thing that I have learned is useless in this new adventure.” ThinkingDifferentFilmAdventureI Have LearnedNew Adventure Author:Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
