Diego Luna Quotes
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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.'
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Audiences want to feel represented, want to be able to empathize with the characters and the stories they are seeing on the screen.
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We should be talking about celebrating our differences, understanding that those differences make us richer and stronger.
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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.
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It's indifference and ignorance that stops people from doing the right thing.
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Becoming a father is the biggest change you go through in life - at least that I've gone through in life.
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The first fight I ever saw live was the first Castillo-Corrales match in Las Vegas in 2005.
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I saw 'A New Hope' on my Vidamax because I came a little late to the party.
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Definitely directing is the thing I like the most because this is where everything you know can be used. It's the most personal process ever. It's the most demanding one, but again, rewarding.
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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.
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Since 'Y Tu Mama Tambien,' I started to spend a lot of time in the United States, and my son was born there.
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My first son was born in Los Angeles; he's a Mexican-American.
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Film is a tool of change.
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Boxing is about hunger.
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When I was young, football and theatre were the only places I was happy. I remember school as just what happened in between the things that I liked.
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Cinema is a mirror that can change the world.
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Acting is therapy. It keeps you in contact with your feelings.
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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.
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As an actor, you are always someone else's tool. You can have a connection with them, and you can share their point of view, but ultimately, you are helping them reflect.
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There's a lot of freedom to do anything you want in Mexico. It's just that that freedom belongs to a few. It's a huge country with a big contrast. There is this big inequality, so those like us that have the chance to do things, we know we are very lucky.
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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.'
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I would say doing film is all about trust and conviction. It's about believing in an idea.
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Sadly, there are a lot of ignorant people that have access to a microphone.
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We live in a classist, racist, homophobic society into which we are very assimilated, that's all. I'm not really proud about that.