It's often pointed out that in Cuban cinema there are too many comedies, but a sense of humor is so much part of the Cuban idiosyncrasy. Curiously, t…

- Fernando Perez

The magic of film isn't just because of the big screen, or the acoustics, but the ineffable shared experience of going to the movies.

- Fernando Perez

Cubans joke and satirize everything that life gives them, and I think that's a positive characteristic.

- Fernando Perez

The base of artistic pursuit is ambivalence and complexity. And that's what I try to do.

- Fernando Perez

In Cuba and specifically in Havana there's a sort of energy that turns every situation into something unexpected.

- Fernando Perez

Trips are part of humanity. Emigration is a part of humanity. And it's ever more dynamic due to globalization.

- Fernando Perez

Playing catch is often the first professional act of the day, it's a transition from personal life to team business. Lastly, as all position players …

- Fernando Perez

In all of my movies I've tried to address the need for man - not just Cubans - to have a dream and to fight for that dream, even when he doesn't achi…

- Fernando Perez

I don't think that the reality of Cuba is perfect, but it doesn't cleave to the negativity, either, with which some people see it.

- Fernando Perez