It's not really science-fiction, ... It's the world 30 years from now, a time in which for 18 years no human child has been born, for unknown reasons. Civilizations are falling apart. England is the last remaining civilization as we know it, because it's an island that's insulated itself from Europe, which is in civil wars and complete pandemonium. So the story takes place in that context. It's a story about hope and faith.
More Quotes from Alfonso Cuaron:
It's a myth for our times, ... You read about Fudge and the Ministry of Magic -- that's Tony Blair And Guantanamo is not that different from Azkaban. There are Dementors there, too.Alfonso Cuaron
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Belief & Faith Quotes, Citizenship Quotes, England Quotes, Reasoning Quotes, Society & Civilization Quotes, Time Quotes, World QuotesBased on Keywords: insulated, pandemonium, science-fiction
I take my job as a rock and roll sax player very seriously. To do it the way that I must do it, I must be in good condition. The better shape you're in, the harder you can rock.
Clarence Clemons
When I had people scratchin' my shorts a bit, it played better. We lost a bit of that in all the personnel changes and it's an element we need to get back.
Tom Bergeron
Its language is as bare as a monk's cell, and as uninviting.
Clifford Longley