"A person isn't born with the intelligence to be with someone especial, you learn it, and you fail in the path of life, but you don't have to give up the chance to love."

"The democracy we should practice it not each six years, but each day."

"The Talent survives and remains while the beauty is diluted."

"The histories are to educate, so that we understand better for ourselves and for motivation."

"I believe fervently in the nature, in truth and imagination, I believe in the blood, in life, words, and motivations."

"I go with the flow. Whatever music you play for me, I'll dance."

"The real person lives where duty is and not where you can live better."

"There’s a voice that wants to be heard, a voice that’s been shut down for many, many years, and now it’s starting to shout. There’s a huge urgency to tell things- and these stories are being made because they have to be told."

"Changes occur that way. Suddenly the bricks fall into place in some sort of chaotic serenity."

"Acting is a path to wisdom; a path to get to know things. But acting offers it to you in a completely different, beautiful way. And sometimes in an abstract sense as well, by creating something; some kind of character that doesn't necessarily exist, but you make it so convincing that it might as well exist. You get to learn a lot about the human condition; about yourself. At the same time, it's really nice to be aware of that. That process of investigation with a character is so enjoyable; you can learn so much."

"The necessity for peace in the world is not a dream. It is a reality."

"Life is like a craft that's done little by little."

"I want to spend my time telling stories about characters that feel authentic. It must be written with love for the story to be alive. And we are becoming so detached from life. The more packaged the meat comes, the better, because we don’t have to see cows slaughtered. And the less we know about people dying, the better for us sow we don’t feel guilt. But that contract with death is a contract with life."

"It’s really nice to break taboos: they make such a beautiful sound when you break them."

"Amores Perros was as big in Mexico as "Mission: Impossible 2", but in that film Tom Cruise kills about 100 people and you don't feel a thing, and in Amores Perros every punch hurts, every word is felt. That's why I'll be coming back."

"There's a buzz in Mexico City that I've never heard anywhere else. Young, talented filmmakers are sprouting up like weeds. I've got to be there, to help this new movement that's happening."

"Controversy is when a personal point of view is exposed; it's healthy."

"We live in a time where violence is blown out of proportion in entertainment, and people tend to laugh at it, like in Pulp Fiction. After all the people he killed in Mission: Impossible, Tom Cruise should feel a little bit guilty. But no, he doesn’t feel anything, because he’s doing it for the good of humanity! It’s ridiculous."

"If people say something (is wrong), I would do it even more, just for the sake of playing around with them. It's all about going against preconceptions."

"I want to keep both feet planted in Latin America. That is my base, my fountain of life, that is where I am from and that is the source of everything that I am, and that is very important to me. Why should I go into exile?"

"The point in life is about enjoying what you do. It's not about making movies just for the sake of it. What keeps me having fun with this is the fact that there are films that I feel I've been intrigued by and I am able to work on things and tell the stories that I want to tell."

"Quality and artistic integrity are priceless to me. I only want to play a character if he is interesting. I just don't believe in a film that has no personal point of view."

"I love when I am challenged in a role. It makes me feel alive."

"I'm an actor. I don't need to abide by any ethnicity."

"I'm struggling to have fun, so I guess that means I am having fun."

"When I'm abroad I feel I have nothing to lose and everything to gain."

"I want to be able to tell different stories which will enable me to keep this sense of urgency and curiosity alive."

"Whenever the personal point of view – which I think is the essence of film – comes across and strikes a chord, it will become controversial because it sparks a debate. Some people might be angry, some people not, and that's what films are about."

"When we are put into that delicate position of being in love, the thinking is abandoned and we react instinctively."

"Politics was part of everyday life. No, politics is not about discussion, it's about action. It's about not throwing the money away but giving it to someone who needs it. As simple as that. Concepts that are very simple to understand and that as a kid you grasp immediately."

"I just don't want to be on top of a surfboard that I cannot control. I want it to be my size surfboard. And to enjoy the ride instead of trying to make as many tricks as possible."

"Passion is inflammable, it can spark out into impetuous actions that lead to disaster in most cases."

"I'm proud of working out of necessity. It helps me sleep OK, even though I don't sleep well. It helps me sleep in the sense that I don't repent. I don't regret, I mean. Repent and regret. One is religious and the other is not. In Spanish, you use the same word for both."

"I'm young. I have that young person's tendency to speak out about what I think is wrong, and I try to stand up for what is right."