The service of philosophy, of speculative culture, towards the human spirit, is to rouse, to startle it to a life of constant and eager observation.
Walter Pater
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WALTER SALLES My father was a diplomat for part of his life and I jumped from country to country and culture to cu...
WALTER SALLES I come from Brazil, which is a Portuguese speaking part of the continent.
WALTER SALLES And my generation in Brazil was influenced by Cinema Novo. So we're echoing what's been done...
WALTER SALLES Also, I knew that the impact of Motorcycle Diaries was going to be so resonant for all of us who wen...
WALTER SALLES A filmmaker can never be distant from his roots.
WALTER SALLES The Peruvian faces are completely different from that faces in Argentina and in Brazil.
WALTER SALLES There are still 500,000 persons afflicted with leprosy in Latin America, so it is still very much pr...
WALTER SALLES On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film.
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