Never again work in the same conditions in whichyou made your first film. It's good to take risks, but not thatmuch risk.
Pedro AlmodovarI was always storytelling, since I was a child. I remember myself at 10 years old telling stories to my sisters and brother. This is something I did through my adolescence and even through my twenties.
Pedro AlmodovarWhen I start writing, the first line might come from reality, but the second and the third one, I have to write it. So this is the genesis of my creation. If I want to know what happens, if I want to find out the secret, I have to write it.
Pedro AlmodovarMy mother was an extremely creative woman, despite the fact that she lived the life of a rural housewife.
Pedro AlmodovarI tried to think about these two issues very freely. With sex, I think I can manage with that. With death, this is a more difficult theme for me. I'm not a believer, even though I'm baptized. I don't practice. I don't believe in God, so I feel very alone facing death. What I discovered is that the only way to recognize death is if you are part of life, if you are part of sexual pleasure, if you link it with sexual pleasure.
Pedro Almodovar