Gael Garcia Bernal Quotes
In Mexico, audiences want to see a big discussion around a film - what we expect from Hollywood films worldwide is more of an entertaining show. 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' was a road movie and comedy, but it had a very strong political connotation that sparked a discussion in Mexico that is still going on.
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It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
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Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.
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I think I'm a critic of corporate power, whether locally or globally. And the term 'globalization' I've never found all that helpful.
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Life is so fast these days, and we're exposed to so much information. Television makes us a witness to such misery.
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It's not about 'succeeding,' but sometimes on a film, you know you've captured something.
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I love adventure sports. And, I love cooking.
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I can tell you Donald Trump's products may not be made in America, but Donald Trump was made in America.
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I'm a good audience in general, but it's hard to make me laugh.
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I was not emotionally mature enough to accept any kind of success when I was young. I needed to go that long route.
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My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.
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With the mega – fame came the mega – downfall – you know, with the press and everything – and at a young age, it was very stressful to me.
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My awkward stage extended well into high school.
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I was born and grew up in Fitzgerald, way down in south Georgia. It was a mill town and my family ran the cotton mill. My grandfather was mayor many times and my family felt deeply rooted to that spot.
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I'm a Sikh; it's part of my religious tradition to never cut my hair and keep it wrapped in a turban.
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My dad was my hero. And I got my personality from my mother.
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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I think there needs to be a way to allow people to become educated if they've paid taxes, they've been here a long time. And I think, actually, we need to think about young people are not making the decision on whether to come here.
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I think often the West does not understand the history and the privilege of wearing a hijab. They always think of oppression.
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I don't care who's in front of me; nobody is going to stop me from winning the world title.
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For 120 minutes, 'Birdman' floats from comedy to surrealism to high drama to quiet brilliance. I felt so inspired by watching this movie. It reaches for the sky and never comes back down to earth.
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One drawing demands to become a painting, so I start to work on that, and then the painting might demand something else. Then the painting might say, 'I want a companion, and the companion should be like this,' so I have to find that, either by drawing it myself or locating the image.
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I've always known what I'm meant to do. The path of my life has been about discovering what I need to do to support myself as a writer.
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In Mexico, audiences want to see a big discussion around a film - what we expect from Hollywood films worldwide is more of an entertaining show. 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' was a road movie and comedy, but it had a very strong political connotation that sparked a discussion in Mexico that is still going on.
