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I don't control the movies that are offered to me, but I make choices based on certain parameters.

Andy Garcia

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Andy Garcia
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: April 12
Actor
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Havana
Cuba
Andrés Arturo García Menéndez
Andres Arturo Garcia Menendez
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I pray for what I have always prayed for: the restoration of our constitution and absolute freedom for the people of Cuba. That dream is very much alive, that fight is very much alive.
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Freedom was taken away from my family until we landed in America and it was given back to us.
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The promises of Fidel Castro's so-called revolution of pluralism and democracy, were and continue to be a false promise and a betrayal of all basic human rights.
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I was a big fan of Joe's film, Narc, so when you hear there's a script coming over from Joe Carnahan, you know it's going to be interesting because he has such a fresh voice.
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The size of budgets does not alter my decision if I should do it. If there's a movie with a budget of only $1 million that I find interesting, then I'll sign up, but it has to be in the hands of a director who can do something with it. Ultimately, it's a director's medium.
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A man should have a right to be religious if he wants to. The government should not be involved in those decisions.
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