Art

“إنّني مدين للفن.”

“La poesía es respiración y silencio.”

“Nós somos os propositores: nossa proposição é o diálogo. Sós, não existimos. Estamos à sua mercê.”

“Minha existência poderia ter ficado encoberta pelas muitas montanhas que encobrem as Minas Gerais se, um dia, uma trupe de circo não tivesse passado por lá.”

“The filmmaking comes from God.”

“Drawing is the connecting tissue in my practice, a thinking tool that I use to align my art with poetry.”

“My main talent is turning trauma into something that looks showbizzy.”

““...veo cómo podré sobresalir entre artistas nuevos fácilmente porque tengo más sentido de la composición y el color que la mayoría de ellos.””

“Whistler ... was his favourite painter, and with him Puvis de Chavannes.”

“I just think it’s part of storytelling.”

“Film adalah hasil industri barang perdagangan, hasil cipta kebudayaan, dan alat propaganda, alat penerangan, alat pendidikan.”

“My painting is an act of decolonization—not in a physical sense, but in a mental one.”

“As a filmmaker, I have a duty in helping my society to progress.”

“The only way for us to become great, and indeed—if this is possible—inimitable, is by imitating the ancients.”

“The choice was between being true to my craft or prostituting myself.”

“I always thought it was fabulous to have given something of my art for someone to express themselves....”

“I believe that the sentimental has a place in poetry.”

“Since I started doing cinema I have been making one movie; I haven’t changed.”