“When I went to university, I finally got exposed to European films, an...” — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Quote

“When I went to university, I finally got exposed to European films, and they had a strong impact on me. I felt those films had a lot of things to say that weren't getting expressed in the films I was used to seeing.”

“The expected vertical line of Ikiru's narrative breaks when Kurosawa does a flash-forward in the middle of the film.”

“'Babel' is about the point of view of others. It literally includes points of views as experienced from the other side. It is not about a hero. It is not about only one country. It is a prism that allows us to see the same reality from different angles.”

“After September 11, the European governments have completely failed. They are incapable of seeing beyond their own national scope of interests.”

“We want European football.”

“I am more than proud to be European. I love Europe, I love France, but I have an American mentality, and I don't know why. The way I see things, the way I talk, I'm the kind of person who, if I want to say something, I will say it - sometimes in Europe, it's not always what you need to do.”