Home / Quotes / Quote by Miguel Gomes

Quote by Miguel Gomes

“They say films they are made by computers. There are computer programs to see statistically what people are more interested in, and they practice computer combinations in these things to try to have more viewers.”

Quote by Miguel Gomes

Author

Miguel Gomes is a Portuguese film director and screenwriter known for his unique artistic style and profound reflections on history and reality. His films often blend narrative, documentary, and surreal elements, exploring themes such as memory, identity, and power. more

You May Also Like

“I don't believe that people are robots. I think you should try to get personal, try to put yourself in the film in a deep way, and try to give that to the viewer, even if some of them will not connect with that kind of universe and surreality.”

People Ifs Thinking Way Giving Should Trying Believe Kind Film Universe Don't Believe Viewers Robots

Author:Miguel Gomes

“Europeans used to be proud to be the advanced form of democracy. Now they're definitely a little bit ashamed because we are seeing that finally, the bond that we had, it was money.”

Littles Form Used Bits Democracy Seeing Proud Little Bit Used To Be Ashamed Be Proud

Author:Miguel Gomes

“I actually share her view and understand her frustration when any government attempts to ban secular symbols like Santa Claus or Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer or Christmas lights.”

Light Government Views Share Red Christmas Symbols Noses Frustration Secular Santa Corny Bans Santa Claus Reindeer Rudolph Christmas Lights

Author:Steve Israel

“I think that I prefer to shoot characters even if they are not good people. I don't think that cinema is a place where you can do sentences like in a court.”

People Ifs Thinking Character Can Do Court Sentences Cinema Good People

Author:Miguel Gomes

“I think that every child grows up with the ideas that what we our given, is our society. Your education, and your mother and father, they tell you this is how it is, but then you hit adolescence and you think, 'Is it? Why? Why is it like that?' Sometimes that questioning leads to something more. Sometimes it doesn't, and we just continue these cycles.”

Thinking Children Ideas Sometimes Mother Father Given Grows Growing Up Our Society Cycles Questioning Adolescence Mother And Father

Author:Alice Englert

“My philosophy is always, "Let's get the spirit of the character." If people believe in it and the spirit of it, then it will work.”

People Ifs Believe Philosophy Character Spirit

Author:Julian Jarrold

“If you try to do a look-alike and an impersonation, then that's just not conducive to good drama.”

Ifs Trying Looks Drama Good Drama

Author:Julian Jarrold

“As a director you want to show the truth of people and sometimes that's unflattering, or it's not something that people want to see.”

People Want Sometimes Shows Directors

Author:Julian Jarrold

“The thing about Hitchcock is that, however much one dissects him, he still manages to hang onto his mystery. You can never quite get to the bottom of him.”

Stills Mystery Bottom Manage Never Quit Hitchcock

Author:Julian Jarrold

“I'm not interested in doing a simple, straightforward action movie, unless they want to pay me lots of money.”

Want Action Simple Pay Not Interested Lots Of Money Straightforward Action Movie

Author:Julian Jarrold