“I'm interested in the cultural thing - music, then eventually cinema. I think it's part of my struggle as a cultural worker. I'm not into the armed thing. I cannot be violent.” ThinkingStruggleWorkersViolentCinemaMy Struggle Author:Lav Diaz
“To have the translator be a figure in the book's presentation seems like a big thing, especially for a book that's really popular.” BookBigsSeemsFiguresBig ThingsPresentationTranslatorsReally Popular Author:Ann Goldstein
“The Neapolitan novels have a lot of references to things outside, to things of the world, to culture, politics, the city of Naples. People have mentioned that Naples is like a character in the novels.” PeopleWorldCharacterCultureCitiesNovelNaples Author:Ann Goldstein
“Even if I made pornography, the trauma would show, though. It will always be there because it's my verité. It's my kind of narrative, it's my kind of storytelling. It's not style; it's just there.” IfsKindMadeShowsStyleTraumaStorytellingNarrativePornography Author:Lav Diaz
“I make films, and festivals, museums, and academia are embracing the work. It will be heard. It's bound to happen because cinema is universal. You create it, some people will notice it, some people will watch it.” PeopleHappensFilmWatchesHeardUniversalBoundsCinemaWorking ItMuseumsFestivalsAcademia Author:Lav Diaz
“I'm not hoping to see that day but I know that my cinema will reach Filipinos. I know that they will embrace it one day. It will happen. I'm very sure of that. I still have faith in cinema. I still believe it can affect change.” KnowsBelieveStillsHappensOne DayEmbraceCinemaHave FaithI Still BelieveFilipino Author:Lav Diaz
“That's a huge subject - a writer refusing to do publicity but writing about publicity.” WritingSubjectsHugePublicity Author:Ann Goldstein
“One naturally identifies to some extent with an "I" female narrator going through something that you recognize whether you've gone through it or not.” GoneFemaleNarrators Author:Ann Goldstein
“It's one of the hardest things to translate anything that's not standard.” StandardsHardestTranslateHardest Thing Author:Ann Goldstein