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My mother died when I was two years old; that's why I have so many daddy issues. And that's why my relationship with my dad is so strong. ”
In theater, you are there, you have a character, you have a play, you have a light, you have a set, you have an audience, and you're in control, and every night is different depending on you and the relationship with the other actors. It's as simple as that. ”
When I was a teenager, I went on an organised three-day tour of Rome. It was the worst experience ever. I promised myself that I would never travel like that again, with someone telling you what to see and what not to see. ”
Many times when you're a tourist you can just stay on the surface and not really experience the place you're visiting, which will probably leave you disappointed. Everywhere has something interesting; it's just about being curious enough to find it and scratch where you have to scratch and stay longer and walk further. ”
Becoming a father is the biggest change you go through in life - at least that I've gone through in life. ”
Most people are living a life they don't like. They go to work where they don't want to work. ”
When I saw 'Incendios,' it changed the way I looked at my life... and my family. It was very strong. I believe that theater has that power. ”
As consumers, we are making choices,and we allow things to exist, and we celebrate the existence of things. And we can also boycott those things we don't want to be part of. ”
I don't want to do a history lesson. I don't think cinema should be about that. Cinema should be about emotions. ”
What we have in Mexico and Latin America is a wide diversity of voices, but in Mexico, for example, we haven't been able to get a lot of the movies into theaters. ”