Ana de Armas Quotes
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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'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 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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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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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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When you have three days to work on a scene, you can give all that love to the movie.
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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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I want to do everything and beyond. I want to create impact.
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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've tried to choose roles where women are not just reacting or waiting for something to happen.
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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 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 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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My life and career have been a big improvisation.
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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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I always need to keep moving.
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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.
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I didn't get to play many video games when I was growing up.
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Everyone deserves the opportunity to fight for the part they want.
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I put a lot of trust in my stylist, Micaela Erlanger.
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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 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.