Asif Kapadia says : “W e would have to build a car, that’s the only way it would work,”

guardian Friday, October 15, 2021 8:27:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “I’m a total cynic about all of this,”

guardian Friday, October 15, 2021 8:27:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “The joke was we had a year and a half of talking about the script and two months to make it”

guardian Friday, October 15, 2021 8:27:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “W e would have to build a car, that’s the only way it would work,”

guardian Friday, October 15, 2021 3:05:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “I’m a total cynic about all of this,”

guardian Friday, October 15, 2021 3:05:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “The joke was we had a year and a half of talking about the script and two months to make it”

guardian Friday, October 15, 2021 3:05:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “The whole situation is so complicated and confusing,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, June 12, 2021 8:29:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : “Sometimes you’ve got to make a bold statement,”

nytimes Saturday, May 29, 2021 1:48:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : “I’m sure different people have different arguments,”

nytimes Saturday, May 29, 2021 1:48:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : “That relationship with Irrfan and Amit is like this very strong triangle that kind of formed us, that we went on this amazing journey together. We all remained friends,”

expressindia Friday, May 28, 2021 10:26:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Diego Maradona ) : “Part of the dance with Maradona is that he needs people to talk to him. But when you do, he’s going to act like he’s not bothered about the fact that you want to talk to him,”

dailymaverick Friday, November 27, 2020 6:40:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : "He's just, he's a star. You know he's got real charisma. There are people like him, real people like him, who I think are the people that should be on the big screen. You know, (Ayrton) Senna had it. Amy (Winehouse) had it. There like, they've got something. People want to be close to them. Maradona's got it in droves, you know? So yeah, absolutely that idea that he deserves to be on a bigger screen in the world, you know, and to be seen by people and to be celebrated for the amazing things that he did, but also to kind of understand - I hope - why he's done some of the stuff he's done, some of the mistakes that he's made and hopefully have a bit more empathy for him,"

AfricaNews-English Thursday, November 26, 2020 2:51:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said ( about Diego Maradona ) : “When I was growing up, Maradona was the best player in the world. There was no doubt about it. I’m interested in him as a character though. That’s the thing. There’s been lots of great players. He was the best,”

news18 Thursday, November 26, 2020 9:19:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “That moment is like a tragic comedy,”

modernghana Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “When he arrived in Naples, he’s bright-eyed, and had a big smile,”

modernghana Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “Naples was one of the poorest, most violent places in Europe at the time,”

modernghana Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Diego Maradona ) : “The issue of not recognizing his son comes at a pivotal point in his life,” “At the height of his achievement, Maradona felt as though he could never make a mistake or show weakness, so he starts to lie. That’s what leads him down a path when he loses himself”

modernghana Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “Even Napoli fans I’ve spoken to now wish the club had let him go earlier, because maybe then, he wouldn’t have been in such a bad way,”

modernghana Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “He refuses to quit, he’ll never retire or open a pub in Ireland or anything like that,” “I was in Buenos Aires last week and there were 30,000 people turning out for training sessions. The country’s gone crazy for him again”

modernghana Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia anunciou : “Estamos lidando com arquivos muito antigos, haverá muitas imagens que ele mesmo não viu de si mesmo, de sua família, de seus filhos. Então, acho que será muito comovente para ele”

extra Wednesday, November 25, 2020 10:23:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : “We did our best to show the world the man, the myth, the fighter he was. The greatest”

themirror Wednesday, November 25, 2020 10:06:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : "From the moment I first read Nick Abadzis' fantastic graphic novel, I've wanted to find a way to bring it to the screen and animated VR is the perfect medium to adapt his beautiful work. In my opinion, VR works best when it is rooted in something real and my ambition is for viewers to believe they are really there with Laika, on Earth, during training and finally in space"

contactmusic Monday, October 5, 2020 5:38:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : “Senna, at the time, and Prost hated each others’ guts,” “Interview Prost now and he would say ‘we were great friends’. That’s boring. What’s the point of making a film about people who were great friends? The reason they were great was because they were competitive. You don’t become a world champion by being lovely. You become one by being brilliant and tough. So the drama is in that”

herald Tuesday, May 26, 2020 1:44:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : “Senna, at the time, and Prost hated each others’ guts,” “Interview Prost now and he would say ‘we were great friends’. That’s boring. What’s the point of making a film about people who were great friends? The reason they were great was because they were competitive. You don’t become a world champion by being lovely. You become one by being brilliant and tough. So the drama is in that”

firstpost Sunday, May 17, 2020 8:26:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : "To make a movie there's got to be drama, there's got to be something: It's not just about being brilliant at something, it's also about what's going on in your personal life,"

bordermail Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:49:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Diego Maradona ) : “The main thing that came out of making the film is this contrast in the image of Maradona as this tough macho guy, the Latin footballer, drug addict; and the real person who is quite vulnerable, lost and lonely despite being among people,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, October 12, 2019 6:14:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Diego Maradona ) : “My aim was to wait long enough for him to open up,” “Often when someone is making a film about Maradona, it becomes about them trying to get an interview with him and that becomes the focus. But my aim was to meet him long enough for him to start trusting me. Even if they do not want to talk, it is fine,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, October 12, 2019 6:14:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said ( about Diego Maradona ) : "When I was growing up, Maradona was the best player in the world. There was no doubt about it. I'm interested in him as a character though. That's the thing. There's been lots of great players. He was the best,"

business-standard Thursday, October 3, 2019 5:19:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia replied ( about Diego Maradona ) : “I think the interesting thing about Diego Maradona is that he’s actually died a few times, and then he comes back again,” “That’s the story. It’s death and resurrection”

forbes Thursday, September 19, 2019 5:36:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia replied ( about Diego Maradona ) : “I think the interesting thing about Diego Maradona is that he’s actually died a few times, and then he comes back again,” “That’s the story. It’s death and resurrection”

forbes Thursday, September 19, 2019 5:36:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : "I find that footage of him when he's old playing in a mixed game quite moving,"

smh Thursday, July 18, 2019 4:56:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : "To make a film you need image rights," "Someone is going to control that with famous people. Once we had that, we were cutting the film in London and telling the story we wanted to tell. Getting access didn't mean they were hiring us. But by getting him on board it became clear that everyone would talk to us"

smh Thursday, July 18, 2019 4:56:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “He was never really a footballer after that. That penalty is the end of his career,” “He’d go to a team and never see out the contract. Naples was the most important period of his life, no matter what happened before or after”

irishexaminer Friday, June 14, 2019 2:49:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “He doesn’t know where he is,” “He doesn’t know anything about Naples. The reason he went there is that they were the only ones willing to pay. He was already seen as trouble. He needed Naples… they needed him. For a time it was the best place for him”

irishexaminer Friday, June 14, 2019 2:49:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Joseph Blatter ) : "If I ask you a question about your family and you give me an answer about Sepp Blatter, it's not really what I need,"

heart Tuesday, June 11, 2019 10:31:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia added : “He won the World Cup and everyone says it’s the greatest single player’s achievement in one tournament, no one has ever done anything ever since like that,”

chesterfirst Monday, June 10, 2019 2:26:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Diego Maradona ) : “He was sitting on the sofa while we were doing an audio interview. I was sitting on the floor at his feet with a microphone as he was talking. Then I thought, Oh my God! That is Maradona’s legs. And I had this urge to touch his left foot,”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia adds : “He doesn’t like anyone touching him,”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “In the beginning of Maradona’s career, there were two cameramen following him everywhere in Argentina, Barcelona and Naples,” “His first manager had decided to make a film on Maradona. Some of the footage had been used, but the majority of it hasn’t been seen before”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Diego Maradona ) : “Most of the people know the later Maradona. He wins titles in Naples, but there were problems for him,” “That is why we took his story in Naples to make the movie”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Diego Maradona ) : “Our producers were able to get access to the material that Maradona had,”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia explains : “He didn’t try to influence, quite the opposite,” “He is very charismatic, a good storyteller too”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “It was a style that we played with,” “For me filming him now wouldn’t have added anything. I didn’t want his performance, I wanted to ask him questions”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “Football in Naples is intense like in the whole of Italy,”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : “We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn’t seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,”

dailytimesPK Thursday, May 23, 2019 8:53:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia disse : “Estamos lidando com arquivos muito antigos, haverá muitas imagens que ele mesmo não viu de si mesmo, de sua família, de seus filhos”

cartacapital Wednesday, May 22, 2019 10:26:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia dijo : "Él comienza casi como Senna, pero termina más como Amy. Es un poquito de ambos, pero diferente, porque se hace mayor"

wsoctv Tuesday, May 21, 2019 9:28:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia dijo : "Si estás haciendo un documental, el minuto en que corto a una cabeza hablante adquieres consciencia de mí" "Mucha gente no tiene idea de quién hizo 'Senna' o quién hizo 'Amy'. Me parece bien. No quiero estar en la película. No se trata de mí. No es mi opinión. No se trata de mi recorrido haciendo el filme. Es sobre él. Es sobre ella. Es sobre Diego"

wsoctv Tuesday, May 21, 2019 9:28:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia dijo : "La gente decía, 'Puede que él esté bien mañana, puede que no'. O, ‘hoy no está de buen humor, pero mañana será un buen día para que lo entrevistes'" "Y entonces se reunían con él y no estaba de ánimo para hablar"

wsoctv Tuesday, May 21, 2019 9:28:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : "He starts up almost like Senna, but he ends up more like Amy. He's a bit of both, but different, because he gets older,"

beaumontenterprise Tuesday, May 21, 2019 5:57:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : "If you're making a documentary, the minute I cut to a talking head, you become aware of me," "A lot of people have no idea who made 'Senna' or who made 'Amy.' I'm cool with that. I don't want to be in the film. It's not about me. It's not my opinion. It's not my journey of making the film. It's about him. It's about her. It's about Diego"

beaumontenterprise Tuesday, May 21, 2019 5:57:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : "People would say, 'He might be fine tomorrow, he might not.' Or, today, he's not in a good mood but tomorrow will be a good day for you to interview him,'" "And then you meet him and he's not in the mood to talk"

beaumontenterprise Tuesday, May 21, 2019 5:57:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia diz ( about Diego Maradona ) : “É minha teoria pessoal […]: acho que o que provavelmente causou ou pelo menos agravou os problemas de Maradona foi a negação do próprio filho”

diarioinduscom Tuesday, May 21, 2019 3:47:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia diz : “As pessoas ficam fascinadas pelo seu gênio fracassado. Mas o que ele traz, por que é tão fascinante e interessante? Ele não é convencional. É um menino que vivia pela rua e sempre será. Vai ter atitudes que desagradam”

diarioinduscom Tuesday, May 21, 2019 3:47:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : “We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn’t seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,”

ahram-EN Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:49:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : "We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn't seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,"

dnaindia Tuesday, May 21, 2019 10:21:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : "We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn't seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,"

Stuff Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:45:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : "We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn't seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,"

news18 Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:45:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : "We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn't seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,"

wsau Tuesday, May 21, 2019 3:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia disse ( about Diego Maradona ) : "Queria que Maradona visse o filme pela primeira vez com o público, para sentir o amor da plateia de Cannes"

valor Tuesday, May 21, 2019 1:23:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia afirmou : "Para entendê-lo, precisamos revisitar esse período turbulento de sua vida. Foi nesse momento que ele se tornou o ícone que conhecemos, além de ter conquistado a Copa do Mundo"

valor Tuesday, May 21, 2019 1:23:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : “We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn’t seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,”

dailytimesPK Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:08:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : “Sadly he’s injured, he’s not well and he’s been carrying this injury all the way through because he’s been coaching,”

dailytimesPK Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:08:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia diz ( about Diego Maradona ) : "É minha teoria pessoal [...]: acho que o que provavelmente causou ou pelo menos agravou os problemas de Maradona foi a negação do próprio filho"

bemparana Monday, May 20, 2019 11:16:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia diz : "As pessoas ficam fascinadas pelo seu gênio fracassado. Mas o que ele traz, por que é tão fascinante e interessante? Ele não é convencional. É um menino que vivia pela rua e sempre será. Vai ter atitudes que desagradam"

bemparana Monday, May 20, 2019 11:16:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : "We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn't seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,"

wsau Monday, May 20, 2019 8:21:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : "Sadly he's injured, he's not well and he's been carrying this injury all the way through because he's been coaching,"

wsau Monday, May 20, 2019 8:21:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said ( about Diego Maradona ) : "This film was a new challenge," "Diego wasn't the most reliable witness. His version of events was often exactly the opposite of what is on record. But he is obviously a very charismatic person and a great storyteller"

business-standard Monday, May 20, 2019 12:08:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : "The film also addresses a lot of issues away from football racism, family problems, addiction issues, troubles with the mafia. It is a crazy operatic film,"

business-standard Monday, May 20, 2019 12:08:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said ( about Diego Maradona ) : "We managed to get our hands on those films and thought, 'Diego is really interesting and his journey is incredible.' What he gets up to, and what happens to him, has much wider themes,"

chinadaily Thursday, May 16, 2019 12:47:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : “We managed to get our hands on them and thought, ‘He is really interesting and his journey is incredible.’ What he gets up to, and what happens to him, has much wider themes,”

vanguardngr Tuesday, May 14, 2019 5:17:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia insisted : “another person who felt like he was fighting a system” “This is the third part of a trilogy on child geniuses and fame, and the effect it can have, and what they mean to their country and what they mean to people,”

vanguardngr Tuesday, May 14, 2019 5:17:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : "We managed to get our hands on them and thought, 'He is really interesting and his journey is incredible.' What he gets up to, and what happens to him, has much wider themes,"

channelnewsasia Monday, May 13, 2019 3:20:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia insisted : "another person who felt like he was fighting a system" "This is the third part of a trilogy on child geniuses and fame, and the effect it can have, and what they mean to their country and what they mean to people,"

channelnewsasia Monday, May 13, 2019 3:20:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : "We managed to get our hands on them and thought, 'He is really interesting and his journey is incredible.' What he gets up to, and what happens to him, has much wider themes,"

afp-en Monday, May 13, 2019 1:30:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia insisted : "another person who felt like he was fighting a system" "This is the third part of a trilogy on child geniuses and fame, and the effect it can have, and what they mean to their country and what they mean to people,"

afp-en Monday, May 13, 2019 1:30:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “W e would have to build a car, that’s the only way it would work,”

guardian Friday, October 15, 2021 8:27:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “I’m a total cynic about all of this,”

guardian Friday, October 15, 2021 8:27:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “The joke was we had a year and a half of talking about the script and two months to make it”

guardian Friday, October 15, 2021 8:27:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “W e would have to build a car, that’s the only way it would work,”

guardian Friday, October 15, 2021 3:05:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “I’m a total cynic about all of this,”

guardian Friday, October 15, 2021 3:05:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “The joke was we had a year and a half of talking about the script and two months to make it”

guardian Friday, October 15, 2021 3:05:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “The whole situation is so complicated and confusing,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, June 12, 2021 8:29:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : “Sometimes you’ve got to make a bold statement,”

nytimes Saturday, May 29, 2021 1:48:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : “I’m sure different people have different arguments,”

nytimes Saturday, May 29, 2021 1:48:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : “That relationship with Irrfan and Amit is like this very strong triangle that kind of formed us, that we went on this amazing journey together. We all remained friends,”

expressindia Friday, May 28, 2021 10:26:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Diego Maradona ) : “Part of the dance with Maradona is that he needs people to talk to him. But when you do, he’s going to act like he’s not bothered about the fact that you want to talk to him,”

dailymaverick Friday, November 27, 2020 6:40:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : "He's just, he's a star. You know he's got real charisma. There are people like him, real people like him, who I think are the people that should be on the big screen. You know, (Ayrton) Senna had it. Amy (Winehouse) had it. There like, they've got something. People want to be close to them. Maradona's got it in droves, you know? So yeah, absolutely that idea that he deserves to be on a bigger screen in the world, you know, and to be seen by people and to be celebrated for the amazing things that he did, but also to kind of understand - I hope - why he's done some of the stuff he's done, some of the mistakes that he's made and hopefully have a bit more empathy for him,"

AfricaNews-English Thursday, November 26, 2020 2:51:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said ( about Diego Maradona ) : “When I was growing up, Maradona was the best player in the world. There was no doubt about it. I’m interested in him as a character though. That’s the thing. There’s been lots of great players. He was the best,”

news18 Thursday, November 26, 2020 9:19:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “That moment is like a tragic comedy,”

modernghana Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “When he arrived in Naples, he’s bright-eyed, and had a big smile,”

modernghana Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “Naples was one of the poorest, most violent places in Europe at the time,”

modernghana Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Diego Maradona ) : “The issue of not recognizing his son comes at a pivotal point in his life,” “At the height of his achievement, Maradona felt as though he could never make a mistake or show weakness, so he starts to lie. That’s what leads him down a path when he loses himself”

modernghana Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “Even Napoli fans I’ve spoken to now wish the club had let him go earlier, because maybe then, he wouldn’t have been in such a bad way,”

modernghana Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “He refuses to quit, he’ll never retire or open a pub in Ireland or anything like that,” “I was in Buenos Aires last week and there were 30,000 people turning out for training sessions. The country’s gone crazy for him again”

modernghana Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia anunciou : “Estamos lidando com arquivos muito antigos, haverá muitas imagens que ele mesmo não viu de si mesmo, de sua família, de seus filhos. Então, acho que será muito comovente para ele”

extra Wednesday, November 25, 2020 10:23:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : “We did our best to show the world the man, the myth, the fighter he was. The greatest”

themirror Wednesday, November 25, 2020 10:06:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : "From the moment I first read Nick Abadzis' fantastic graphic novel, I've wanted to find a way to bring it to the screen and animated VR is the perfect medium to adapt his beautiful work. In my opinion, VR works best when it is rooted in something real and my ambition is for viewers to believe they are really there with Laika, on Earth, during training and finally in space"

contactmusic Monday, October 5, 2020 5:38:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : “Senna, at the time, and Prost hated each others’ guts,” “Interview Prost now and he would say ‘we were great friends’. That’s boring. What’s the point of making a film about people who were great friends? The reason they were great was because they were competitive. You don’t become a world champion by being lovely. You become one by being brilliant and tough. So the drama is in that”

herald Tuesday, May 26, 2020 1:44:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : “Senna, at the time, and Prost hated each others’ guts,” “Interview Prost now and he would say ‘we were great friends’. That’s boring. What’s the point of making a film about people who were great friends? The reason they were great was because they were competitive. You don’t become a world champion by being lovely. You become one by being brilliant and tough. So the drama is in that”

firstpost Sunday, May 17, 2020 8:26:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : "To make a movie there's got to be drama, there's got to be something: It's not just about being brilliant at something, it's also about what's going on in your personal life,"

bordermail Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:49:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Diego Maradona ) : “The main thing that came out of making the film is this contrast in the image of Maradona as this tough macho guy, the Latin footballer, drug addict; and the real person who is quite vulnerable, lost and lonely despite being among people,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, October 12, 2019 6:14:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Diego Maradona ) : “My aim was to wait long enough for him to open up,” “Often when someone is making a film about Maradona, it becomes about them trying to get an interview with him and that becomes the focus. But my aim was to meet him long enough for him to start trusting me. Even if they do not want to talk, it is fine,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, October 12, 2019 6:14:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said ( about Diego Maradona ) : "When I was growing up, Maradona was the best player in the world. There was no doubt about it. I'm interested in him as a character though. That's the thing. There's been lots of great players. He was the best,"

business-standard Thursday, October 3, 2019 5:19:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia replied ( about Diego Maradona ) : “I think the interesting thing about Diego Maradona is that he’s actually died a few times, and then he comes back again,” “That’s the story. It’s death and resurrection”

forbes Thursday, September 19, 2019 5:36:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia replied ( about Diego Maradona ) : “I think the interesting thing about Diego Maradona is that he’s actually died a few times, and then he comes back again,” “That’s the story. It’s death and resurrection”

forbes Thursday, September 19, 2019 5:36:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : "I find that footage of him when he's old playing in a mixed game quite moving,"

smh Thursday, July 18, 2019 4:56:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : "To make a film you need image rights," "Someone is going to control that with famous people. Once we had that, we were cutting the film in London and telling the story we wanted to tell. Getting access didn't mean they were hiring us. But by getting him on board it became clear that everyone would talk to us"

smh Thursday, July 18, 2019 4:56:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “He was never really a footballer after that. That penalty is the end of his career,” “He’d go to a team and never see out the contract. Naples was the most important period of his life, no matter what happened before or after”

irishexaminer Friday, June 14, 2019 2:49:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “He doesn’t know where he is,” “He doesn’t know anything about Naples. The reason he went there is that they were the only ones willing to pay. He was already seen as trouble. He needed Naples… they needed him. For a time it was the best place for him”

irishexaminer Friday, June 14, 2019 2:49:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Joseph Blatter ) : "If I ask you a question about your family and you give me an answer about Sepp Blatter, it's not really what I need,"

heart Tuesday, June 11, 2019 10:31:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia added : “He won the World Cup and everyone says it’s the greatest single player’s achievement in one tournament, no one has ever done anything ever since like that,”

chesterfirst Monday, June 10, 2019 2:26:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Diego Maradona ) : “He was sitting on the sofa while we were doing an audio interview. I was sitting on the floor at his feet with a microphone as he was talking. Then I thought, Oh my God! That is Maradona’s legs. And I had this urge to touch his left foot,”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia adds : “He doesn’t like anyone touching him,”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “In the beginning of Maradona’s career, there were two cameramen following him everywhere in Argentina, Barcelona and Naples,” “His first manager had decided to make a film on Maradona. Some of the footage had been used, but the majority of it hasn’t been seen before”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Diego Maradona ) : “Most of the people know the later Maradona. He wins titles in Naples, but there were problems for him,” “That is why we took his story in Naples to make the movie”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says ( about Diego Maradona ) : “Our producers were able to get access to the material that Maradona had,”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia explains : “He didn’t try to influence, quite the opposite,” “He is very charismatic, a good storyteller too”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “It was a style that we played with,” “For me filming him now wouldn’t have added anything. I didn’t want his performance, I wanted to ask him questions”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : “Football in Naples is intense like in the whole of Italy,”

financialexpress Sunday, June 2, 2019 5:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : “We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn’t seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,”

dailytimesPK Thursday, May 23, 2019 8:53:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia disse : “Estamos lidando com arquivos muito antigos, haverá muitas imagens que ele mesmo não viu de si mesmo, de sua família, de seus filhos”

cartacapital Wednesday, May 22, 2019 10:26:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia dijo : "Él comienza casi como Senna, pero termina más como Amy. Es un poquito de ambos, pero diferente, porque se hace mayor"

wsoctv Tuesday, May 21, 2019 9:28:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia dijo : "Si estás haciendo un documental, el minuto en que corto a una cabeza hablante adquieres consciencia de mí" "Mucha gente no tiene idea de quién hizo 'Senna' o quién hizo 'Amy'. Me parece bien. No quiero estar en la película. No se trata de mí. No es mi opinión. No se trata de mi recorrido haciendo el filme. Es sobre él. Es sobre ella. Es sobre Diego"

wsoctv Tuesday, May 21, 2019 9:28:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia dijo : "La gente decía, 'Puede que él esté bien mañana, puede que no'. O, ‘hoy no está de buen humor, pero mañana será un buen día para que lo entrevistes'" "Y entonces se reunían con él y no estaba de ánimo para hablar"

wsoctv Tuesday, May 21, 2019 9:28:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : "He starts up almost like Senna, but he ends up more like Amy. He's a bit of both, but different, because he gets older,"

beaumontenterprise Tuesday, May 21, 2019 5:57:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : "If you're making a documentary, the minute I cut to a talking head, you become aware of me," "A lot of people have no idea who made 'Senna' or who made 'Amy.' I'm cool with that. I don't want to be in the film. It's not about me. It's not my opinion. It's not my journey of making the film. It's about him. It's about her. It's about Diego"

beaumontenterprise Tuesday, May 21, 2019 5:57:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia says : "People would say, 'He might be fine tomorrow, he might not.' Or, today, he's not in a good mood but tomorrow will be a good day for you to interview him,'" "And then you meet him and he's not in the mood to talk"

beaumontenterprise Tuesday, May 21, 2019 5:57:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia diz ( about Diego Maradona ) : “É minha teoria pessoal […]: acho que o que provavelmente causou ou pelo menos agravou os problemas de Maradona foi a negação do próprio filho”

diarioinduscom Tuesday, May 21, 2019 3:47:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia diz : “As pessoas ficam fascinadas pelo seu gênio fracassado. Mas o que ele traz, por que é tão fascinante e interessante? Ele não é convencional. É um menino que vivia pela rua e sempre será. Vai ter atitudes que desagradam”

diarioinduscom Tuesday, May 21, 2019 3:47:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : “We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn’t seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,”

ahram-EN Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:49:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : "We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn't seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,"

dnaindia Tuesday, May 21, 2019 10:21:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : "We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn't seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,"

Stuff Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:45:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : "We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn't seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,"

news18 Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:45:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : "We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn't seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,"

wsau Tuesday, May 21, 2019 3:15:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia disse ( about Diego Maradona ) : "Queria que Maradona visse o filme pela primeira vez com o público, para sentir o amor da plateia de Cannes"

valor Tuesday, May 21, 2019 1:23:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia afirmou : "Para entendê-lo, precisamos revisitar esse período turbulento de sua vida. Foi nesse momento que ele se tornou o ícone que conhecemos, além de ter conquistado a Copa do Mundo"

valor Tuesday, May 21, 2019 1:23:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : “We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn’t seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,”

dailytimesPK Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:08:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : “Sadly he’s injured, he’s not well and he’s been carrying this injury all the way through because he’s been coaching,”

dailytimesPK Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:08:00 AM EAT

Asif Kapadia diz ( about Diego Maradona ) : "É minha teoria pessoal [...]: acho que o que provavelmente causou ou pelo menos agravou os problemas de Maradona foi a negação do próprio filho"

bemparana Monday, May 20, 2019 11:16:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia diz : "As pessoas ficam fascinadas pelo seu gênio fracassado. Mas o que ele traz, por que é tão fascinante e interessante? Ele não é convencional. É um menino que vivia pela rua e sempre será. Vai ter atitudes que desagradam"

bemparana Monday, May 20, 2019 11:16:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia told : "We are dealing with archive from way back, there will be lots of images that he himself hasn't seen of himself, of his family, of his kids,"

wsau Monday, May 20, 2019 8:21:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : "Sadly he's injured, he's not well and he's been carrying this injury all the way through because he's been coaching,"

wsau Monday, May 20, 2019 8:21:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said ( about Diego Maradona ) : "This film was a new challenge," "Diego wasn't the most reliable witness. His version of events was often exactly the opposite of what is on record. But he is obviously a very charismatic person and a great storyteller"

business-standard Monday, May 20, 2019 12:08:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : "The film also addresses a lot of issues away from football racism, family problems, addiction issues, troubles with the mafia. It is a crazy operatic film,"

business-standard Monday, May 20, 2019 12:08:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said ( about Diego Maradona ) : "We managed to get our hands on those films and thought, 'Diego is really interesting and his journey is incredible.' What he gets up to, and what happens to him, has much wider themes,"

chinadaily Thursday, May 16, 2019 12:47:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : “We managed to get our hands on them and thought, ‘He is really interesting and his journey is incredible.’ What he gets up to, and what happens to him, has much wider themes,”

vanguardngr Tuesday, May 14, 2019 5:17:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia insisted : “another person who felt like he was fighting a system” “This is the third part of a trilogy on child geniuses and fame, and the effect it can have, and what they mean to their country and what they mean to people,”

vanguardngr Tuesday, May 14, 2019 5:17:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : "We managed to get our hands on them and thought, 'He is really interesting and his journey is incredible.' What he gets up to, and what happens to him, has much wider themes,"

channelnewsasia Monday, May 13, 2019 3:20:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia insisted : "another person who felt like he was fighting a system" "This is the third part of a trilogy on child geniuses and fame, and the effect it can have, and what they mean to their country and what they mean to people,"

channelnewsasia Monday, May 13, 2019 3:20:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia said : "We managed to get our hands on them and thought, 'He is really interesting and his journey is incredible.' What he gets up to, and what happens to him, has much wider themes,"

afp-en Monday, May 13, 2019 1:30:00 PM EAT

Asif Kapadia insisted : "another person who felt like he was fighting a system" "This is the third part of a trilogy on child geniuses and fame, and the effect it can have, and what they mean to their country and what they mean to people,"

afp-en Monday, May 13, 2019 1:30:00 PM EAT