But because I did it in a powerful way visually I am pretentious because I’m Mexican."
“If you don’t understand something, you don’t need to blame anybody.
Guys, take a little time and see all the layers.
Every artist has the right to express himself the way he wants without being accused of being self-indulgent.
“I think I have the right to talk about the collective identity of my own country.
“If I maybe was from Denmark or if I was Swedish I would be a philosopher.
“If you’re a Mexican and you make a film like that, you’re a pretentious guy.
This, for me, is the basis of the film.”
In a separate interview withVanity Fair, he said, “I respect anybody’s opinion.
I think everybody has a heart and everybody has a mind and they can make their own conclusions.”
I feel that, cinematically, I know what I achieved.”
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