Becoming a producer enables you to empower yourself, to make the film that you want to make. I have desires to make movies - I have movies I'm develo….

I'm a staunch anti-Castro individual..

A man should have a right to be religious if he wants to. The government should not be involved in those decisions..

If you have the right actors and you can give them the freedom to explore, you've done a lot of your work as a director..

Movies are very hard to make, to get it all to come together. So many people have their say in what the end product of films are..

I stand as I always have with the Cuban people who love, cherish and celebrate liberty. Hard-working, helpful people who open their hearts and homes ….

I think if the movie has resonance and stimulates the viewer to talk about it, you can have as large an audience as you want. The most important thin….

Great writing attracts great actors. It attracts money. Without a great script, you have nothing..

My first interest was always music, and somehow that channelled itself into films and acting. I don't know what the natural transition of it was. I m….

Martell Cognac approached me to make a film for them that represented the spirit of John Martell and what he stood for as a person and as a visionary….

It's better not to work than to work in something you don't want to be working in..

You have to love the guy that you play, even if you play the villain, you've got to love him..

Children need parameters, know what's right or wrong..

I think good chemistry starts with mutual respect..

If you want to experiment, do something temporary..

It's important, when going after a goal, to never lose sight of the integrity of the journey..

They say a lot of women would like to see me naked, but there's not a lens long enough for that..

I wish we didn't have to tell this story..

I'm not hooked on cognac, but I've enjoyed it over the years..

I go where I'm stimulated. If I'm stimulated, I show up. As Mick Jagger sings: It's my life and I'll do what I want..

She is Cuba. If you want to love her, you have to be with her, but you can't be with her in her current state. It's the point of view of all exiles -….