Pedro Almodóvar 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 impact since the days of Luis Buñuel.

This famous director has always been in the limelight for his particular lifestyle and outgoing personality. What have been your best dates?

The best of Pedro Almodóvar’s sentences

Below you will find the most famous phrases of Pedro Almodóvar , a director who both with his personal life and his work, leaves no one indifferent.

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 it should have in his life.

2. I think the awareness of passion makes you act very differently.

In moments of passion we put our conscience aside and do not reason lucidly, because our feelings prevent us from doing so.

3. Desire is an irrational thing 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 profession of director is Spain is seen a bit like being a green dog, 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 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 ever-present part of his everyday life.

7. Fortunately, nature has endowed me with an irrational curiosity for even the smallest things. That saves me. Curiosity is the only thing that keeps me afloat. Everything else sinks me. Ah! And vocation. I don’t know if I’d be able to live without it.

Almodóvar talks to us in this quote about those two qualities that every great director must have: curiosity and vocation.

8. But the fact that I’m nominated doesn’t make me feel any closer to making an English-language film. That will come if I find the right script or the right story, one that has to be shot in English. And I’ll do it as another Spanish-language film because it’s always the story that motivates me.

This great world-famous filmmaker is much more comfortable shooting in Spanish , which is logical due to his Spanish background.

9. I also wanted to express the power of cinema to hide reality while entertaining.

Almodóvar’s approach to his films involves us in a very personal world, very real and at the same time very unreal, fruit of this filmmaker’s mind.

10. I was born in a bad time for Spain, but really good for the cinema.

The experiences that Almodóvar lived during his life are an inexhaustible source of inspiration for this great director.

11. For me, the award is being nominated for an Oscar in the important call categories. It’s unusual, it’s historic, and I feel an enormous emotion that I want to share with everyone. Then, the March thing… It will be.

Almodóvar has always given the right importance to the acknowledgements he receives, he will not let them change his personality.

12. I can’t stand the artist whose main motivation is provocation. I think that great provocateurs are great without intending to be.

Almodóvar seeks above all naturalness in his actors, an authenticity that only he knows how to see.

13. Although I love my mother, I didn’t want to make an idealized portrait of her. I am more fascinated by her faults: 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 of 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. (The broken hugs)

Reunions are typical of 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 on the verge of a nervous breakdown)

In this quote, Almodóvar, captures the hardness with which life has always treated him.

17. If you trust me, it’ll be easier for all three of us. (The skin I inhabit)

Sexual taboos are a recurring theme in his films.

18. There is great beauty in physical deterioration. (In the darkness)

How this filmmaker sees the beauty in people is something very particular, his point of view allows him to see things that others do not see

19. You will not always be young, I tell you from experience. (Labyrinth of Passions)

In this quote Almodóvar talks about the passage of time that people suffer, we all eventually get old.

20. Love is something that absorbs 24 hours, 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 lived in Almodóvar’s films in a very intense way, for him it is an essential part of life.

21. For bad things together, but for good things alone. (Bad education)

As Almodóvar uses jargon in his films, he allows us to immerse ourselves much more in them.

22. I chose you out of curiosity; I wanted to know how far you could go; and how far 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, slip in subversively

24. At your age, if you really love risk, think about killing, not dying. (Matador)

Almodóvar’s characters take many risks in their films, leading them to reach a delirious pace.

25. Killing is like cutting your toenails. At first, the idea alone makes you lazy, but when you cut them, it turns out to be much faster than you thought. (Kika)

The characters of this director 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)

The love in his films is something that is lived with great intensity.

27. I’ve been whored a lot in my life but I’ve never been a whore. (All about my mother)

In Almodóvar’s films, tacos are the order of the day, thus representing Spanish society more reliably.

28. People don’t fall down the stairs, that only happens in the movies. (broken hugs)

Almodóvar’s characters can be comical in many of his scenes.

29. Except drinking, how hard everything is for me. (The flower of my secret)

The vices 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 are also reflected in his films.

31. Maybe if you had known me, you would have fallen in love with me. Me with you, for sure. I’ve had a very wide sleeve, Ramón, a lot. I’ve stood guard at worse sentries. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, Ramón, the weirdest ones all touch me, and I don’t know why. But of course, since I’ve given myself up, because I fall in love. If they have a good bottom and a good tail, I’ll fall in love. (Kika)

Almodóvar’s characters have no qualms about expressing themselves as only they can.

32. Pain and shame are also a prison. (Matador)

This quote from Almodóvar tells us about the prisons that we often impose on ourselves.

33. I wanted us to live away from the guilt. And despite my silence, I gave it to you like a virus. (Juliet)

Feelings are a very important part of his films, because the characters in them show them very explicitly.

34. You have to treat aunts like bulls, corner them without them noticing. (Matador)

The machismo of society is something that Almodóvar also frequently addresses in his films.

35. Don’t compare! With Ramon it’s different, he’s a man, but you’re my best friend, I’ve never lied to you. (Kika)

The personal relationships of his characters involve endless emotional ups and downs.

36. I’m very dumb, and sometimes I don’t even know it, so answer the question! Is there any possibility, however small it may be… 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 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 leave you. Don’t let me down. That’s all I have, Robert. Your promise and mine. (The skin I inhabit)

Breakdowns in the characters of this filmmaker are commonplace in his films.

38. No, man, no. What I wanted was a topical scene, of topical sadism, elegant and sophisticated, like those you see in French movies. (What have I done to deserve this?)

How Almodóvar deals with 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 wrongly. And my life has been no exception, but I don’t know if they can be fixed. And if they are, it’s up to me to fix them. (back)

In the end, his characters understand those issues that at the beginning of the film they were not able to understand.

40. When I was a child, when we lived together, I couldn’t fall asleep until I heard the sound of your heels, in the distance, getting lost in the corridor after closing the door of my room… I didn’t care what time you arrived… I waited up for you, until I heard your heels… (Distant Heels)

Femininity is something very special in 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. (All About My Mother)

Many of the actors in his films talk openly about some topics that society tries to avoid.

42. No money, baby, no car, no girl, no tate, no vice, no mascara. I’m hysterical! (maze of passions)

Often money leads us to make mistakes in our lives and in Almodóvar’s films this also happens.

43. Excuse me, this is all confidential information, huh? It’s just that Commander Alex Acero is married with two children. One is eleven and the other thirteen and it’s a very complicated age, to get the father out of the closet and… and… Do you understand me? (The passing lovers)

Homosexuality is also a topic that Almodóvar is very good at arguing in his films.

44. So I went up to the house and fucked him a thousand times. You already know that I’m very interested in sex as a social issue. (The broken hugs)

Sex is widely accepted in his films, as an indivisible part of society.

45. She resents the fact that no one says, “You’re rotting away.” Look Gloria, I understand that not all of you can have a body like mine, which drives men crazy, but the ugly ones could also have a little bit of education, come on, I say. (What have I done to deserve this?)

Beauty is something that is very subjective in Almodóvar’s films, as he captures their vision in his films.

46. Last night my mom showed me a picture from when I was young, half of it was missing. I didn’t want to tell her but my life is missing that same piece too. (All 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, you’d want them all equally. (Labyrinth of Passions)

Almodóvar’s characters are so well represented that they could be totally real.

48. I know very well whether a man seeks in me the woman or the transvestite. And Benito was looking for the woman in me. (The passing lovers)

The sexual freedoms of his characters delight the viewer.

49. Good night, Madrid. It was very hard to get here today. But now I’m glad… Tonight my only daughter sleeps in jail… And no matter what I’ve done, like any mother my heart is broken. With your permission, I would like to dedicate the first song… (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 eroticizes me less than an actor looking for a job. (Bad education)

Economic problems also haunt Almodóvar’s characters as they can with anyone.

52. Love is the saddest thing in the world when it’s over. (talk to her)

Love affairs are lived with great emotion in his films, the characters who live them suffer great emotional ups and downs.

There is nothing like a Chanel to feel respectable. (All about my mother)

Pride in oneself is something very important for Pedro Almodóvar, something he knows how to include 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, the works of Almodóvar have a wide range 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, which also makes his works much more transgressive.

56. She doesn’t learn, she doesn’t learn. She doesn’t, she’s not a teacher like others… she, nothing. (Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown)

Humour is something very special in Almodóvar’s films, it is a very characteristic humour of this director.

57. My God, I don’t believe in you, but help me. (The flower of my secret)

Sanctifying yourself will be worthless if your film is directed by Pedro Almodóvar.

58. I’m going to sniff a little bit of enamel. (Labyrinth of Passions)

Cocaine is a drug that Almodóvar himself admits to having used, but luckily he was able to abandon this vice.

59. Don’t tell me I’m too sensitive. (Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown)

The emotions of his protagonists are very vivid on the big screen, Almodóvar knows very well how to play with the emotions of the viewer.

60. I’m a fan, so plural. (All about my mother)

Some dialogues may seem somewhat banal but they are an unmistakable mark of Almodóvar’s cinema.

61. Your amnesia leaves me with no past. (The Law of Desire)

Forgetting our memories can be a very unpleasant experience, for us and our loved ones.

62. I don’t look at you, I admire you! (Tie me up!)

When we see the potential a person holds we are immediately amazed by it.

63. Every time I smoke a joint I remember her. (back)

Drugs can bring out feelings we’ve long forgotten.

64. Whatever you do, put your panties on. (Pepi, Luci, Bom and other girls of the bunch)

A funny quote from Almodovar that could not be missed in this compilation, playing with vulgarity is something that this director knows how to do very well.

65. Don’t yell at me, my sugar’s going up. (What have I done to deserve this?)

The irony of his characters makes this director an outstanding one in the creation of very varied personalities.

66. Where hast thou put it, that thou keepest everything like a magpie?

Almodóvar’s mastery of the Spanish language is enormous in his 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’s enough that I’m a model. (Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown)

Femininity is something very accentuated in women who play a role for this genius of the seventh art.

69. You’re so heavy, Joan. (Kika)

On many occasions even the characters in his plays are aware of how crude they may sound.

I am a witness of Jehovah, and my religion forbids me to lie. (Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown)

The simplicity of his scripts makes the difficult seem easy , imitating the style of this director would not be easy to do.

71. I’m totally over you, you bore me. (What I have done to deserve this)

The plot twists of his films can lead us into the most unexpected situations.

72. Two ride together, two on the road. (The 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 unbridled nature 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, give it up for Agustina. (Back)

Strong doses of irony may even hurt the sensitivity of some of your 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. One is more authentic the more it resembles what one has dreamed of oneself. (All about my mother)

Personal fulfillment is something we all seek in our lives, in his characters, Almodóvar embodies this universal idea .

77. Look, lady, go to the doctor, tell him you’re a drug addict and get him to write you a prescription. (What have I done to deserve this?)

Surrealism is something that accompanies us in all Pedro Almodóvar’s films.

78. Perdularia, you’re a perdularia, you lose everything. (What have I done to deserve this?)

How can something so simple be so funny? You never know what new idea Almodóvar will surprise you with.

79. What a pity, my daughter, so young and already you’re like a cow without a bell. (The flower of my secret)

Society is something that Almodóvar has never let go of, and in this quote we see very well the call he feels from it.

80. I don’t see a mortuary scene here. (Kika)

Almodóvar has a sense of humour that could often be described as black, which is undoubtedly something that characterises this director.