Paco Umbral
Every genius is abrasive for his generation... Cela, the Nobel Prize winner, put and end to Spanish realism; and so did Garcia Marquez with the boom. Pedro Almodovar put an end to the new madrileño cinema a long time ago, and so did he with the old one as well, probably. When people ask me in interviews for a young writer I always give the same answer: Pedro Almodovar.

Juan Marsé
His overall image is the mix of a teddy bear, warm-hearted and soft, with a Latin American melodic singer.

Alain Delon
Should Almodovar call me, I'd return to movies.

Carlos Saura
Pedro Almodovar is this country's greatest publicist.

Vizcaino Casas
...he's technically indelible and thematically I'm not interested in what he tells.

Antonio Gala
I don't understand Almodovar's films. It gets on my nerves because I find it weird.

Sofia Loren
I've seen "Todo sobre mi madre" three times and it touches me deep inside, I think it's extraordinary.

Elia Kazan
"Átame" has the best sex scene I've ever seen.

Her Majesty the Queen of Spain
I like Almodovar very much, he's very modern.