international quotes

I still make sure to go, at least once every year, to a country where things cannot be taken for granted, and where there is either too much law and order or too little.

‚Jolene‘ has been very popular all of these years, even overseas.

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week.

I didn’t want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that’s a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I’m proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it.

To me, being the best means proving it in different countries and championships.

My connection with Brazil is so abstract. My blood and my way of thinking is Brazilian, but that’s it. I don’t tend to go back to the past, and although I have an apartment there, I rarely visit. When I move, I really move.

As long as somebody finances you, can make a film and get it seen any place and in any language; then, hopefully, it’s a success.

I like to work with artists from around the world. There are so many new inspiring filmmakers.

I imagine I will spend my days traveling from country to country to visit our children, who I expect will live around the world.