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Jose Padilha Quotes

Television is so cool. Television is proving that we can be sophisticated and that people will watch, if it’s good Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I come from a documentary background and my natural tendency, as a filmmaker, is to make a movie, if I have something to talk about. If it’s not about anything that matters, I don’t feel like doing it. I’m not against people who make movies just for fun, but I’m not one of those guys. I just want to provoke thinking and debating about certain issues Picture Quote #1

RoboCop the first movie was fantastic. But even if there was no movie, the concept of RoboCop is brilliant, first because it lends itself to a lot of social criticism, but also because it poses a question, ‘When do you lose your humanity? Picture Quote #1

Pretty soon we’ll have robots in our society, you’re going to have a lot of automated processes that used to be done by people - this is happening. Society and technology is changing so fast, and the impact of the change on society and technology is global, not local Picture Quote #1

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Listen, I like great actors. You can be a movie star without being a great actor - this has been proved several times - and I like my casts to have great actors. Acting is more important to me than being a star Picture Quote #1

How do you make RoboCop? How do you slowly bring a guy to be a robot? How do you actually take humanity out of someone and how do you program a brain, so to speak, and how does that affect an individual? Picture Quote #1

A lot of jobs today are being automated; what happens when you extend that concept to very important areas of society like law enforcement? What happens if you start controlling the behavior of criminals or people in general with software-running machines? Those questions, they look like they’re sci-fi but they’re not Picture Quote #1

In Rio de Janeiro, every cop has to make a choice. He either turns dirty, keeps his mouth shut, or goes to war Picture Quote #1

I have to be clear with myself and very conscious of what I am trying to say. Misunderstandings will always take place; it’s unavoidable Picture Quote #1

Usually I say I have no imagination Picture Quote #1

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Well, I’m not that popular with the politicians, I have to say Picture Quote #1

Either you look back and deal with your hypocrisy, or you dismiss it Picture Quote #1

As it turns out, what looks like science sometimes is not Picture Quote #1

It’s all about this abstract entity called the story. It’s all about the best way to tell the story, and to make a movie about the issues that this story is about. Filmmaking is storytelling, for me Picture Quote #1

I like some superhero movies, but I have to say that they all feel the same to me. I’ve seen them a million times. They’re all the same movie Picture Quote #1

Television is so cool. Television is proving that we can be sophisticated and that people will watch, if it’s good Picture Quote #1

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The relationship between fascism and robotics, for instance, it’s very clear that it’s going to become way more important as time goes by Picture Quote #1

You’re looking for the best way of shooting it, but sometimes the best way of shooting it is changing the script Picture Quote #1

Science is based on the possibility of objectivity, on the possibility of different people checking out for themselves the observations made by others. Without that possibility, there is no empirical principle capable of deciding between different arguments and theories Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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We make violent cops, we make violent criminals, and no wonder we have shootouts in slums all of the time Picture Quote #1

Measurements, observations, descriptions can only be considered scientific when they are independently confirmed by other people Picture Quote #1

How can I make a movie about the violence of the police if the police aren’t going to let me film it? Picture Quote #1

With RoboCop, I couldn’t be happier because it’s such a quality director.Jose Padilha is a young master Picture Quote #1

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Television is so cool. Television is proving that we can be sophisticated and that people will watch, if it’s good. (Jose Padilha Quotes) 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. (Jose Padilha Quotes) 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. (Jose Padilha Quotes) I come from a documentary background and my natural tendency, as a filmmaker, is to make a movie, if I have something to talk about. If it’s not about anything that matters, I don’t feel like doing it. I’m not against people who make movies just for fun, but I’m not one of those guys. I just want to provoke thinking and debating about certain issues (Jose Padilha Quotes) RoboCop the first movie was fantastic. But even if there was no movie, the concept of RoboCop is brilliant, first because it lends itself to a lot of social criticism, but also because it poses a question, ‘When do you lose your humanity? (Jose Padilha Quotes) Pretty soon we’ll have robots in our society, you’re going to have a lot of automated processes that used to be done by people - this is happening. Society and technology is changing so fast, and the impact of the change on society and technology is global, not local (Jose Padilha Quotes) Listen, I like great actors. You can be a movie star without being a great actor - this has been proved several times - and I like my casts to have great actors. Acting is more important to me than being a star (Jose Padilha Quotes) How do you make RoboCop? How do you slowly bring a guy to be a robot? How do you actually take humanity out of someone and how do you program a brain, so to speak, and how does that affect an individual? (Jose Padilha Quotes) A lot of jobs today are being automated; what happens when you extend that concept to very important areas of society like law enforcement? What happens if you start controlling the behavior of criminals or people in general with software-running machines? Those questions, they look like they’re sci-fi but they’re not (Jose Padilha Quotes) In Rio de Janeiro, every cop has to make a choice. He either turns dirty, keeps his mouth shut, or goes to war (Jose Padilha Quotes) I have to be clear with myself and very conscious of what I am trying to say. Misunderstandings will always take place; it’s unavoidable (Jose Padilha Quotes) Usually I say I have no imagination (Jose Padilha Quotes) Well, I’m not that popular with the politicians, I have to say (Jose Padilha Quotes) Either you look back and deal with your hypocrisy, or you dismiss it (Jose Padilha Quotes) As it turns out, what looks like science sometimes is not (Jose Padilha Quotes) It’s all about this abstract entity called the story. It’s all about the best way to tell the story, and to make a movie about the issues that this story is about. Filmmaking is storytelling, for me (Jose Padilha Quotes) I like some superhero movies, but I have to say that they all feel the same to me. I’ve seen them a million times. They’re all the same movie (Jose Padilha Quotes) Television is so cool. Television is proving that we can be sophisticated and that people will watch, if it’s good (Jose Padilha Quotes) The relationship between fascism and robotics, for instance, it’s very clear that it’s going to become way more important as time goes by (Jose Padilha Quotes) You’re looking for the best way of shooting it, but sometimes the best way of shooting it is changing the script (Jose Padilha Quotes) Science is based on the possibility of objectivity, on the possibility of different people checking out for themselves the observations made by others. Without that possibility, there is no empirical principle capable of deciding between different arguments and theories (Jose Padilha Quotes) 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 (Jose Padilha Quotes) 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 (Jose Padilha Quotes) 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 (Jose Padilha Quotes) We make violent cops, we make violent criminals, and no wonder we have shootouts in slums all of the time (Jose Padilha Quotes) Measurements, observations, descriptions can only be considered scientific when they are independently confirmed by other people (Jose Padilha Quotes) How can I make a movie about the violence of the police if the police aren’t going to let me film it? (Jose Padilha Quotes) With RoboCop, I couldn’t be happier because it’s such a quality director.Jose Padilha is a young master (Jose Padilha Quotes)