“Growing up, my Mexican town of Monterrey was so safe, we wouldn't lock our cars or our front doors, and that is gone.” Quote by Andrea Suarez Paz
“My parents are big liberals and taught us to never trust a government that rids their people of basic human rights.” PeopleHumansBigsGovernmentParentRightsTaughtHuman RightsTaught UsNever TrustBasic Human Rights Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“I think art is, unfortunately, sometimes our only shot at communicating our indignation safely and effectively.” ThinkingArtSometimesArt IsShotsCommunicateIndignation Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“Before Internet existed, films were my source of real information from the world.” WorldRealFilmInformationSourceInternet Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“There have been two great accidents in my life. One was the trolley, and the other was Diego. Diego was by far the worst.” LoveHas BeensTwoWorstAccidentsHappy FridayTrolleys Author:Frida Kahlo
“In many points in history films and filmmakers have been banned for political reasons- that's how annoying they can be to oppressing systems, how dangerous.” Has BeensReasonFilmPoliticalDangerousFilmmakerAnnoyingBanned Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“Mexico has relied on television for decades to keep the citizens misinformed and in a constant state of stupor. I mean we live in a time where democracy is almost synonymous with oligarchy.” MeanStatesDemocracyTelevisionCitizensConstantDecadesMexicoOligarchy Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“Artists have a tremendous purpose in society, which is to continually expose, to continually challenge and to never stop producing. To never stop creating, no matter what.” MatterPurposeArtistChallengesCreatingNo Matter What Author:Andrea Suarez Paz
“It's a cliche that filmmaking is a team sport. However, let me say just say it again: filmmaking is a team sport.” SportsTeamLet MeFilmmakingClicheSports Team Author:Ramona S. Diaz
“Basically, if you shoot your own stuff, you can just pick up a camera and some wireless microphones, grab a couple of LEDs, and you're off and running. And if you don't shoot your own stuff, you can just grab one other person to do camera and you can learn how to do the sound, and you're off and running.” IfsPersonsRunningStuffSoundCouplePicksCamerasMicrophonesWireless Author:Ramona S. Diaz
“We're so lucky to be living in this day and age when technology - the tools to tell our stories - is so accessible. However, content still reigns supreme. So find your voice, your unique voice, it's there inside of you. Find it, define it, write it down on paper, hone it, and clarify it. Everything else is just technology which will help you tell your story.” WritingStillsHelpingStoriesAgeVoiceTechnologyLuckyPaperUniqueToolsSupremeThis DayReignSo LuckyUnique Voices Author:Ramona S. Diaz