I made commercials for corporations like Volkswagen and Coca-Cola, but I was always the one to write them, too, which was a very good exercise, because I learned to tell little stories.

One of the reasons why I agreed to do commercials is that they gave me complete freedom. I just had to have the car in it and write a story around it. I wanted to do something serious set in a Latin American country, but again, it was an exercise in style for me.

I don't have anything against commercials, and I really like BMWs.

When I went to university, I finally got exposed to European films, and they had a strong impact on me. I felt those films had a lot of things to say that weren't getting expressed in the films I was used to seeing.

I like to make films, but the only reason I do is because I'm a very bad musician.

For me, it's not about masochism to talk about death. For me, it's about observing life through death, from the last point of it.

I think every beautiful tale in the world hides the truth and reveals it little by little.