“When I wrote the script [of "Aquarius"], it seemed to hold people's interest.” PeopleInterestScriptsAquarius Author:Sonia Braga
“People have reacted to the length of "Aquarius" in very positive ways. For example, at the beginning, you have people in a car on the beach at night. One character says, "I'm going to play you this great track." She pushes in a cassette tape, and they listen to about 45 seconds of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust." You can actually see the pleasure registering on their faces, but it takes time, and audiences have appreciated that.” PeopleWayPlayCharacterFacesNightPleasureAudienceCarExampleTrackDustBeachQueensLengthSecondsBitesTapeTake TimeAppreciatedIt Takes TimeVery PositiveAquariusCassettesCassette Tapes Author:Sonia Braga
“The reaction I got from Sônia [Braga] in less than 48 hours after I sent her the script [Aquarius] was so genuine that it left me stunned. Often when you show people scripts, you get polite, absent-minded reactions, as well as exclamations of "What the f - k is this?".” PeopleWellsShowsLeftHoursScriptsGenuineReactionsPoliteAbsentStunnedExclamationAquariusAbsent Minded48 Hours Author:Sonia Braga
“I'm 47 now, and I'm at that stage where I'm still young but I'm not young. I'm not old but I'm getting old, and I have stuff at home that reminds me of people and places.” PeopleStillsHomeYoungStuffStageGetting Old Author:Sonia Braga
“In Brazil, there is a fear and a denial of our past. Downtown Rio used to display the history of colonialism in Brazil. They had beautiful buildings and theaters, and there was a bakery that was threatened to be demolished, but people insisted against it. They laid down in front of it and said, "You're going to have to go over my body to destroy it." It frustrates me when I see people on Facebook posing in front of old buildings while on vacation, because they could've posed in front of equally beautiful buildings at home in Rio.” PeopleSaidHomeBodyPastBeautifulUsedFrontsBuildingTheaterDenialVacationDisplayColonialismOur PastThreatenedBrazilDowntownPosingRioOld BuildingsBakeries Author:Sonia Braga
“I just realized the other day that Clara [in Aquarius] and I are now going to be apart year by year. She's still 65, and I'm 66 now. When you make a movie, it preserves you at a certain age, and it's so wonderful that Clara has preserved me at 65. People are talking about her age in a way that is positive and respectful, which is so wonderful.” PeopleWayYearsStillsAgeCertainTalkingWonderfulPreservesRespectfulAquariusClaraJust Realized Author:Sonia Braga
“I'm not saying that we need more stories about people of a certain age, we just need more great stories about people.” PeopleNeedsStoriesAgeCertain Author:Sonia Braga
“When was it that people decided as a society that your body is in one place and your sexuality in another place, something like a hat, or a coat, that when you leave home you hang it and when you come back home you say, "Ah! Let's wear my sexuality! I might wear it tonight"? It is something that belongs to your body.” PeopleHomeBodyMightDecidedSexualityYour BodyHatsTonightCoatsBack Home Author:Sonia Braga
