Jose Padilha Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I love the sharpness and political tone of RoboCop and I think that such a film is now urgently needed.”

“In Rio de Janeiro, every cop has to make a choice. He either turns dirty, keeps his mouth shut, or goes to war.”

“People can't stand it when you deal with issues of race and class, and also sometimes the church, and you give a perspective that flushes out hypocrisy.”

“As it turns out, what looks like science sometimes is not.”

“How can I make a movie about the violence of the police if the police aren't going to let me film it?”

“I think the media needs a little criticizing now, as it did in the '80s, don't you?”

“Usually I say I have no imagination.”

“Well, I'm not that popular with the politicians, I have to say.”

“I don't actually like blocking actors. I prefer giving actors freedom. They don't have to step on a precise mark with me. Instead of giving marks to the actors I like to give marks to the camera.”

“I like to give dimension to shots inside action scenes. It's demanding because you have to rehearse a lot of things happening at the same time and frame all those things in a shot. But I feel like when you accomplish that then you've got a cool action scene.”