Quotes about "Innovation & Entrepreneurship"

Yes, I am a Mexican, and I have a past and a culture. But what matters is the film itself, not where it was financed or cast. ”

If MSNBC went off the air tomorrow, what difference would it make? If the 'Huffington Post' went out of business tomorrow, what difference would it make? ”

I did not have a happy family life a few years ago. I was divorced, and I was very alienated from my daughter, and I was out there cutting every ribbon and running around New York hosting events for different causes to supplant my loss because I didn't have a family to go home to. Now I don't want to be Mr. Show Business anymore. ”

There are shows that are monolithic successes on TV that nobody in the business ever watches one episode of. ”

To be in this business and have tremendous integrity and only make distinguished choices is very tough. ”

Am I a homophobe? Look, I work in show business. I am awash in gay people, as colleagues and as friends. ”

There are some times when you make films and you travel places, and the take that people in the business have is that the worst way to see a city is to shoot there, because you work these long 12, 13 and 14-hour days, and you go home to the hotel, you eat, and you pass out. ”

In the film business, when you're young, you just want to work. But when you're older, it has more to do with who's involved with the project - who you're going to get in the boat with. ”

My mom told us that we should have good shoes, a good suit, and a watch, so I was running around at age 10 looking like a little old man. But somehow I grew to understand that a watch is a representation of myself, of my culture, taste, awareness and aesthetic. ”

I'm constantly looking for ways to learn and elevate your craft, patience for yourself, and patience for this business. It's not a fair business. You may be great, but it may take years for someone to notice what you're capable of because of politics. ”