“Both sex and death are eternal themes. You could make thousands of movies on this theme, and whether you have a human being who is painting, singing, making a film, writing, these are the themes that you will come back to and return to. If you don't have any of these artistic expressions, sex is one of the only gifts that nature gave you for free, so it is very important to celebrate it. And then, with death, we are condemned to that. This is absolutely present in our lives.” IfsWritingHumansImportantFilmSexHuman BeingsOur LivesPaintingExpressionReturnEternalSingingCelebrateArtisticThemeArtistic ExpressionSex And DeathFilm Writing Author:Pedro Almodovar
“I tried to think about these two issues very freely. With sex, I think I can manage with that. With death, this is a more difficult theme for me. I'm not a believer, even though I'm baptized. I don't practice. I don't believe in God, so I feel very alone facing death. What I discovered is that the only way to recognize death is if you are part of life, if you are part of sexual pleasure, if you link it with sexual pleasure.” IfsThinkingWayFeelsBelieveI CanTwoSexDifficultPleasurePracticeIssuesDon't BelieveBelieverManageThemeLinksBelieve In GodParts Of LifeBaptizedFacing Death Author:Pedro Almodovar
“If I had not been successful as a director, then I'm sure I would still be telling stories. I would have continued on 16mm or found a different medium through which to tell them. Maybe they would have been less glamorous than films, but I would continue to tell stories.” IfsHas BeensStillsDifferentStoriesFilmFoundSuccessfulDirectorsMediumsGlamorousTelling Stories 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
“Hospitals are places that you have to stay in for a long time, even if you are a visitor. Time doesn't seem to pass in the same way in hospitals as it does in other places. Time seems to almost not exist in the same way as it does in other places.” IfsWayLongDoeSeemsLong TimeHospitalsVisitors Author:Pedro Almodovar
“When I make a film, I never stop uncovering mysteries, making discoveries. When I'm writing, filming, editing, even doing promotional work, I discover new things about the film, about myself, and about others. That is what I'm subconsciously looking for when shooting a film: to glimpse the enigmas of life, even if I don't resolve them, but at least to uncover them. Cinema is curiosity in the most intense meaning of the word.” IfsWritingFilmMysteryDiscoveryCuriosityIntenseShootingCinemaMovieResolveNew ThingsEditingGlimpseEnigmaCinematicFilm DirectorsUncoveringRelay Races Author:Pedro Almodovar
