“All my movies have an autobiographical dimension, but that is indirectly, through the characters. In fact I am behind everything that happens and that is said, but I am never talking about myself in first person. Something in me - probably a dislike of cheap exhibitionism- stops me from approaching a project too autobiographically.” FirstsPersonsSaidCharacterFactsHappensBehindsTalkingProjectsDimensionsDislikeFirst PersonExhibitionism Author:Pedro Almodovar
“When I'm writing, I don't put faces on the characters. When I finish the first draft of the script, I start visualizing, and sometimes then I think about one actor.” ThinkingWritingFirstsSometimesCharacterFacesActorsScriptsVisualizing Author:Pedro Almodovar
“When I start writing, the first line might come from reality, but the second and the third one, I have to write it. So this is the genesis of my creation. If I want to know what happens, if I want to find out the secret, I have to write it.” IfsKnowsWantWritingFirstsRealityMightHappensLinesSecretCreationThirdsGenesis Author:Pedro Almodovar
“Never again work in the same conditions in whichyou made your first film. It's good to take risks, but not thatmuch risk.” FirstsMadeFilmRiskConditions Author:Pedro Almodovar
“The silent film has a lot of meanings. The first part of the film is comic. It represents the burlesque feel of those silent films. But I think that the second part of the film is full of tenderness and emotion.” ThinkingFeelsFirstsFilmEmotionSilentComicTendernessBurlesqueSilent MoviesSilent Films Author:Pedro Almodovar
