Ana de Armas Quotes
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I've always been very ambitious, and I always knew that I wanted something else. Cuba was a good start, but I knew I wasn't going to develop a real career, and I wanted to get closer to filmmakers that I wanted to work with.
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The sets were incredible. You would walk in at 6 in the morning, and we were really living in 'Blade Runner.'
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I would watch movies on the couch in my house. If I saw a scene played by a woman or a man - it doesn't matter - a scene I really liked, I would right away run to the mirror and repeat it.
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It always depends on who you work with. It is not about the budget, not about the countries but about people.
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The first 'Blade Runner' is a cool movie. It's a classic. Just to be part of the sequel was such an honor and a beautiful learning experience.
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Moving to L.A. was hard. I had a career in Spain, and you have to forget your ego. I was a nobody again.
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After having a career in Spain for eight years, I went back to being anonymous again, having to prove myself to the industry and myself, to prove I was capable of acting in a different language. It was a good challenge, and I can't complain.
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I want to do everything and beyond. I want to create impact.
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When you have three days to work on a scene, you can give all that love to the movie.
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This business - the auditions, the anxiety - it's all so, aaah, crazy! But I can always call my mom in Cuba to be reminded of what real life is.
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I've tried to choose roles where women are not just reacting or waiting for something to happen.
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I think women, we are very interesting. We have a lot to say, and sometimes it's frustrating how all the lead parts are for men.
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I put a lot of trust in my stylist, Micaela Erlanger.
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I know it sounds like I'm playing all these wives and girlfriends, but they're not waiting at home. I wear the pants.
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I try not to look too far ahead. I'm more about living day to day and working hard. I think it's great to visualize a dream, but it's more important to make it come true with your efforts.
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When I was 13, I auditioned for the theater school, and I was there for four years. In the meantime, I did my first three movies, all in Cuba.
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My life and career have been a big improvisation.
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Everyone deserves the opportunity to fight for the part they want.
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I want to show how strong and smart women are. We go through so much. We need to see that on screen. Those female parts are not many, but they are out there, and I have to find some. I want that chance.
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I always need to keep moving.
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The thing is to convince people that a part not written for a Latina woman - or maybe not even written for a woman at all - is a female part. You convince them you can do it.
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My grandparents were from Spain, and I had a Spanish passport.
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I'm ambitious in a good way. I've never wanted to settle as long as I've thought there's more.
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My childhood memories are amazing; I had freedom in every way - but I see everything from a different perspective now that I live outside.