Pedro Almodovar is a well-known Spanish filmmaker and screenwriter, born in 1949 in Calzada de Calatrava (Ciudad Real) and has also been the Spanish director who has had the greatest international resonance, since the times of Luis Buñuel.
This very famous director has always been in the limelight for his particular lifestyle and outgoing personality. What have been his best quotes?
1. I believe that the only possible prize is money. It’s much more decorative than a statuette, because you can buy an Armani suit.
Almodóvar always gave money the right importance that it should have in his life.
2. I think that the awareness of passion makes you act very differently.
In passionate moments we leave our conscience aside and do not reason lucidly, because our feelings prevent us from doing so.
3. Desire is something irrational for which one always has to pay a high price.
Giving free rein to our desires can cause us serious harm, we must always keep our feet on the ground.
4. Being a film director in Spain is like being a bullfighter in Japan.
The job of director in Spain is seen a bit like being a green dog, it is something that people often do not understand.
5. There are two things in cinema that have a different value depending on whether they are done by a man or a woman: frontal nudity and crying.
Nudes and feelings are two themes that Pedro Almodóvar touches on in many of his works; he is a director who has always wanted to break taboos.
6. Singing in a quilted robe is an experience that every film director must go through.
Pedro Almodóvar’s eccentricity is an always present part of his daily life.
7. Luckily, nature has given me an irrational curiosity even for the smallest things. That saves me. Curiosity is the only thing that keeps me afloat. Everything else sinks me. Ah! And the vocation. I don’t know if I would be able to live without her.
Almodóvar talks to us in this quote about those two qualities that every great director must have: curiosity and vocation.
8. But the fact of being nominated doesn’t make me feel any closer to making a film in English. That will come if I find the right script or the right story, one that has to be shot in English. And I will do it as another film in Spanish because what motivates me is always the story.
This great filmmaker known worldwide He is much more comfortable filming in Spanish which is logical due to its Spanish origin.
9. I also wanted to express the power of cinema to hide reality while entertaining.
The approach that Almodóvar gives to his films envelops us in a very personal, very real and at the same time very unreal world, the fruit of this filmmaker’s mind.
10. I was born in a bad time for Spain, but a really good time for cinema.
The experiences that Almodóvar lived during his life are an inexhaustible source of inspiration for this great director.
11. For me, the prize is being nominated for the Oscars in so-called important categories. It is unusual, it is historical, which makes me feel enormous emotion that I want to share with everyone. Then, what happened in March… Well, it will be.
Almodóvar has always given the right importance to the recognitions he receives, he will not let them change his personality.
12. I can’t stand an artist whose main motivation is provocation. I believe that great provocateurs are provocateurs without intending to.
Above all, Almodóvar seeks naturalness in his actors, an authenticity that only he knows how to see.
13. Although I love my mother, I did not want to make an idealized portrait of her. I am more fascinated by her flaws: they are more fun than her other qualities.
People’s defects are what make us unique, an indivisible part of our personality.
14. I do not judge what is right or wrong or what is real and not in the culture.
Honesty in his films has always been a vital part for this filmmaker.
15. I don’t know what you’ve been talking about all these days. But I do know what I haven’t told you in all these years. (Broken Embraces)
Reunions are typical in Almodóvar’s films, very well represented by the naturalness of his characters.
16. Young people, you don’t know how to fight for things. You think everything is pleasure. Well no, you have to suffer, and a lot. (Women at the edge of a nervous attack)
In this quote, Almodóvar captures the harshness with which life has always treated him.
17. If you trust me, everything will be easier for the three of us. (The Skin I Live In)
Sexual taboos are a recurring theme in his films.
18. There is great beauty in physical deterioration. (In darkness)
How this filmmaker sees beauty in people is something very particular, his point of view allows him to see things that the rest of us don’t see.
19. You will not always be young, I tell you from experience. (Labyrinth of Passions)
In this quote Almodóvar talks to us about the passage of time that people suffer, we all grow old in the end.
20. Love is something that absorbs you twenty-four hours a day, it prevents you from concentrating on other matters. That’s what attracts me the most and what horrifies me the most. (The law of Desire)
Love is experienced in Almodóvar’s films in a very intense way; for him it is an essential part of life.
21. For bad things, both of you together, but for good things, you alone. (Bad Education)
How Almodóvar uses slang in his films allows us to immerse ourselves much more in them.
22. I chose you out of curiosity, I wanted to know how far you were capable of going; and how much I could endure. (Bad Education)
The limits of Almodóvar’s characters are tested in all his films.
23. Pass me the lipstick, dear. (Labyrinth of Passions)
The influences of the Anglo-Saxon world in his films sneak in in a subversive way
24. At your age, if you truly love risk, think about killing, not dying. (Bullfighter)
Almodóvar’s characters take many risks in his films, leading them to reach a delirious pace.
25. Killing is like cutting your toenails. At first the mere idea makes you lazy, but when you cut them it turns out that it is much faster than you thought. (Kika)
This director’s characters have their own character that makes them very attractive to the general public.
26. There is nothing worse than separating from someone you still love. (Talk to her)
Love in his films is something that is experienced with great intensity.
27. I have been bitched a lot in my life but I have never been a whore. (Everything about my mother)
In Almodóvar’s films, tacos are the order of the day, in this way he represents Spanish society more faithfully.
28. People don’t fall down stairs, that only happens in movies. (Broken Embraces)
Almodóvar’s characters can seem comical in many of their scenes.
29. Except drinking, how difficult everything is for me. (The flower of my secret)
The vices that we all may have are very well represented in Almodóvar’s films.
30. Movies have to be finished, even if it’s blind. (Broken Embraces)
The struggles that Almodóvar suffers in his daily life They are also reflected in his films.
31. Maybe if you had met me, you would have fallen in love with me. I of you, for sure. I have had a very wide sleeve, Ramón, a lot. I have stood guard in worse sentry boxes. The thing is, I don’t know what I have, Ramón, because the strangest ones all happen to me, and I don’t know why. But of course, how I have given myself, because I fall in love. As long as they have a good bottom and a good cock, I fall in love. (Kika)
Almodóvar’s characters have no hesitation in expressing themselves as only they know how to do.
32. Pain and shame are also a prison. (Bullfighter)
This quote from Almodóvar tells us about the prisons that we often impose on ourselves.
33. I wanted us to live away from guilt. And despite my silence, I spread it to you like a virus. (Juliet)
Feelings are a very important part of his films, since the characters who appear in them demonstrate them very explicitly.
34. Aunts should be treated like bulls, cornered without them realizing it. (Bullfighter)
The machismo of society is something that Almodóvar also frequently addresses in his films.
35. Don’t compare! With Ramón it is different, he is a man, but you are my best friend, I have never lied to you. (Kika)
The personal relationships of its characters involve endless emotional ups and downs.
36. I’m very stupid, and sometimes I don’t understand, so answer the hell out of it! Is there any possibility, however small… of saving what is ours? (The flower of my secret)
The Almodóvar women are a clear example of how this filmmaker understands personal relationships.
37. You promised me that there would be no more closed doors… that I could watch all the TV channels… That I was free. And I promised you that I would never abandon you. Do not let me. It’s the only thing I have, Robert. Your promise and mine. (The Skin I Live In)
Breaks in this filmmaker’s characters are common in his films.
38. No, man, no. What I wanted was a topical scene, of topical sadism, elegant and sophisticated, like those seen in French films. (What have I done to deserve this?)
How Almodóvar confronts society’s taboos is something unique, a very particular way of understanding them.
39. There are always things that are left undone, or that are done poorly. And my life has not been an exception, but I don’t know if they can be fixed. And if they do, it’s up to me to fix them. (Return)
In the end, its characters understand those issues that at the beginning of the film they were not able to understand.
40. When I was little, when we lived together, I couldn’t fall asleep until I heard the sound of your heels, in the distance, disappearing down the hallway after closing the door to my room… I didn’t care what time you arrived… I I was waiting for you up, until I heard your heels… (Distant Heels)
Femininity is something very special about Almodóvar’s films; women have always played an essential role in this director’s life.
41. The only thing I really have are the feelings and the kilos of silicone that weigh me down like crystals. (Everything about my mother)
Many of the actors in his films speak openly of some topics that society tries to avoid.
42. No money, baby, no car, no girl, no tate, no vice, no mascara. I’m hysterical! (Labyrinth of Passions)
Money often leads us to make mistakes in our lives and in Almodóvar’s films this also happens.
43. Sorry, first of all this is confidential information, eh? Commander Alex Acero is married and has two children. One of eleven and another of thirteen and it is a very complicated age, to have the father out of the closet and… and… Do you understand me? (The passing lovers)
Homosexuality is also a topic that Almodóvar knows how to discuss very well in his films.
44. Totally, I took him home and fucked him a thousand times. You already know that I am very interested in sex as a social issue. (Broken Embraces)
Sex is widely accepted in his films, as an indivisible part of society.
45. She is resentful because no one tells her “that’s where you rot.” Look, Gloria, I understand that not all of you can have a body like mine, which drives men crazy, but the thing is that ugly women could also have a little education, come on, I say. (What have I done to deserve this?)
Beauty is something that is very subjective in Almodóvar’s films, since he captures his vision in his films.
46. Last night my mom showed me a photo from when she was young, half of it was missing. I didn’t want to tell him but my life is also missing that same piece. (Everything about my mother)
Personal and family relationships are something that Almodóvar has always been interested in reflecting in his works.
47. If instead of two personalities you had four, I would love them all equally. (Labyrinth of Passions)
Almodóvar’s characters They are so well represented that they could be totally real.
48. I know very well if a man looks for the woman or the transvestite in me. And Benito was looking for the woman in me. (The passing lovers)
The sexual freedoms of its characters delight the viewer.
49. Good night Madrid. It has been very hard to get here today. But now I’m glad… Tonight my only daughter sleeps in jail… And no matter what she has done, like any mother my heart is broken. With your permission I would like to dedicate the first song to him… (Tacones Lejanos)
The world of show business has always accompanied Almodóvar throughout his career.
50. What an overdose. (Labyrinth of Passions)
Drugs also have their place in the Almodóvar universe, these could not be missing from his arguments.
51. Nothing excites me less than an actor looking for work. (Bad Education)
Financial problems also haunt Almodóvar’s characters as they can with anyone.
52. Love is the saddest thing in the world when it ends. (Talk to her)
Love adventures are lived with great emotion in his films, the characters who experience them suffer great emotional ups and downs.
53. There is nothing like a Chanel to feel respectable. (Everything about my mother)
Pride in oneself is something very important for Pedro Almodóvar, something he knows how to include very well in his works.
54. If all men were like you, even I would become a lesbian. (The law of Desire)
The beauty, the emotions, the taboos, Almodóvar’s works have a great assortment of adventures for all genres.
55. Well, I don’t know what’s worse, having your panties or your pussy showing… (Tie me up!)
Some of his scenes border on vulgarity, this also makes his works much more transgressive.
56. She doesn’t learn, she doesn’t learn. No, she is not a teacher like others… she, nothing. (Women at the edge of a nervous attack)
Humor is something very special in Almodóvar’s films, it is a very characteristic humor of this director.
57. My God, I don’t believe in you, but help me. (The flower of my secret)
Crossing yourself will be of no use if the director of your film is Pedro Almodóvar.
58. I’m going to sniff some nail polish. (Labyrinth of Passions)
Cocaine is a drug that Almodóvar himself admits to having used, luckily he knew how to abandon that vice.
59. Don’t tell me you’re sorry because I’m very sensitive. (Women at the edge of a nervous attack)
The emotions of its protagonists are very vivid on the big screen, Almodóvar knows very well how to play with the viewer’s emotions.
60. I am fans, plural. (Everything about my mother)
Some dialogues may seem somewhat banal but they are an unmistakable mark of Almodóvar’s cinema.
61. Your amnesia leaves me without a past. (The law of Desire)
Forgetting our memories can be a very unpleasant experience, for us and those close to us.
62. I don’t look at you, I admire you! (Tie me up!)
When we see the potential that a person has, we are immediately amazed by it.
63. Every time I smoke a joint I remember her. (Return)
Drugs can bring out feelings that we have long forgotten.
64. Whatever you do, wear panties. (Pepi, Luci, Bom and other regular girls)
A funny quote from Almodovar that could not be missing from this compilation, playing with vulgarity is something that this director knows how to do very well.
65. Don’t yell at me, my sugar is going up. (What have I done to deserve this?)
The irony of his characters makes this director outstanding in creating very varied personalities.
66. Where have you put it that you keep everything like a magpie?
The command of the Spanish language is enormous in Almodóvar’s films, the script of his films is full of synonyms and adverbs of all kinds, the expressions used are also very accurate.
67. When I was a child I dreamed of having dark circles under my eyes.
Almodóvar’s characters suffer a series of events during the film that provide them with endless emotions.
68. It is enough that I am a model. (Women at the edge of a nervous attack)
Femininity is something very accentuated in the women who play a role for this genius of the seventh art.
69. How heavy you are, Juana. (Kika)
On many occasions, even the characters in their works are aware of how crude they can sound.
70. I am a Jehovah’s Witness and my religion prohibits me from lying. (Women at the edge of a nervous attack)
The simplicity of its scripts make the difficult seem easy imitating this director’s style would not be easy to do.
71. Total pass from you, you bore me. (What have I done to deserve this)
The plot twists in his films can lead us to the most unexpected situations.
72. Two ride together, two on the road. (Bad Education)
Freedom is a theme that Almodóvar also deals with in his films, the search for it is always present in his characters.
73. Water me, water me. (The law of Desire)
The wildness of many of his works has also created a lot of controversy regarding his work.
74. Agustina has cancer. You have cancer, Agustina. Come on, a big round of applause for Agustina. (Return)
Strong doses of irony can hurt the sensitivity of some of its viewers.
75. Shut up, crab face. (The flower of my secret)
Almodóvar’s inventiveness in his scripts is extremely extensive, you never know what he will surprise you with.
76. A person is more authentic the more they resemble what they have dreamed of themselves. (Everything about my mother)
Personal fulfillment is something that we all look for in our lives, in our characters, Almodóvar captures that universal idea
77. Look, lady: go to the doctor, tell him you are a drug addict and ask him to write you a prescription. (What have I done to deserve this?)
Surrealism is something that accompanies us in all of Pedro Almodóvar’s films.
78. Perdularia, you are a perdularia, you lose everything. (What have I done to deserve this?)
How can something so simple make us so funny? You never know what new idea Almodóvar will surprise you with.
79. What a shame, my daughter, so young and you are already like a cow without a cowbell. (The flower of my secret)
Society is something that Almodóvar has never let himself be carried away by, and in this quote we see very well the call that he feels coming from it.
80. I don’t see a mortuary environment here. (Kika)
Almodóvar has a humor that could often be called dark, it is undoubtedly something that characterizes this director.
