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When I was 12, I used to be the best friend of the most beautiful girls, but just the best friend. They would always come to me to cry about a guy who broke their heart, and I would just be sitting there thinking, 'I wish I was the guy and not the best friend.' ”
With many things in life, you're there because there's a cute girl around that you want to go out with, and you end up finding magic. You end up not caring about the girl but wanting to stay there because of what you found. That happened with 'Amarcord' to me. ”
I would pretty much like to forget the music that happened to me between the ages of eight and 11, so I'm going to say the first album I bought was the special edition of 'Dark Side of the Moon.' ”
The life of Cesar Chavez is a story that must be told. He was a man who dedicated his life to accomplishing change in a community that really needed it. He helped a community that was being poorly treated by instilling confidence and providing them with dignity. ”
I've always wanted to be a part of the 'Star Wars' world; the films were very important to me. All my older cousins were huge fans, and I wanted to belong to that community. ”
There's a reality that the market is changing, and the stories of the Latino community need to be out because there's a huge audience in need of films that would represent them. ”
There's a big debate in the U.S. about immigration reform. We need to reflect on who's feeding this country today, why this community has been ignored. ”
Acting is about communicating, reacting, and sharing - and friendship is about all of those things, too. ”
Before 'Y Tu Mama,' I did 16 movies that only my family got to see because I invited them to the premiere. ”
I've got two young children, so holidays are not the same as they used to be. There are now two types: family holidays and holidays you need from that holiday. ”