“I was born at a bad time for Spain, but a really good one for cinema.” — Pedro Almodovar Quote

“I was born at a bad time for Spain, but a really good one for cinema.”

“La Mancha is a very macho, chauvinistic society. I saw very clearly that my life had to be in Madrid, and I liberated myself from my mum and dad after high school.”

“Of course I want my films to look really good, but every single element is chosen for a reason. It's telling something in the story.”

“I went from silent films to watching French new wave cinema. I became entrapped by it all. That's when I knew I wanted to do film. The moment you start looking at film from a critique point of view - there's a difference between watching a film as an audience and with a critical point of view.”

“I'm one of those people who says, 'yes, cinema died when they invented sound.'”

“I was at the premiere of 'Prisoners,' and I heard two thousand people scream at the same time. I turned to my wife and said, 'I love cinema!' It's the sharing of emotions together, and it's collective. It's one of the last communions we have.”