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If you have the right actors and you can give them the freedom to explore, you've done a lot of your work as a director.

Andy Garcia

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Andy Garcia
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: April 12
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Andrés Arturo García Menéndez
Andres Arturo Garcia Menendez
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It's important, when going after a goal, to never lose sight of the integrity of the journey.
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Becoming a producer enables you to empower yourself, to make the film that you want to make. I have desires to make movies - I have movies I'm developing, and things that I'm interested in.
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I love doing voice-overs I wish I could do more of them. It's a lot of fun to see how they take the voice and animate it and try to capture your own expressions and features. It's fascinating.
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I'm not worried about walking the streets and looking over my shoulder because of something I might have said.
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They say a lot of women would like to see me naked, but there's not a lens long enough for that.
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I think good chemistry starts with mutual respect.
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I'm a fan of Ernest Hemingway work and specifically The Old Man and the Sea. I researched the relationship he had with the captain of his boat for 20 years, Gregorio Fuentes, and that inspired me to write a screenplay about it.
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Children need parameters, know what's right or wrong.
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Everything I do in my life is very instinctual and in the moment. If I'm attracted to something, that's it. If I have reservations, those don't change till they're resolved. My first impression is how I go.
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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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Great writing attracts great actors. It attracts money. Without a great script, you have nothing.
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If you want to experiment, do something temporary.
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I don't control the movies that are offered to me, but I make choices based on certain parameters.
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You have to love the guy that you play, even if you play the villain, you've got to love him.
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It depends. When it's the right scenario, it's just as stimulating and just as exciting for me. It's just a question of finding a piece of material that lights a fire under you.
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I stand as I always have with the Cuban people who love, cherish and celebrate liberty. Hard-working, helpful people who open their hearts and homes to all, whether in Cuba or in exile.
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A lot of things I try to instill in my children comes off of what I've learned from my parents. First of all, you have to lead by example. You can't say one thing and behave another way. Kids learn more from watching you in life than what you say to them. So I try to be the best example I can be to them.
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I'm not trying to convince anybody of anything. I just want (the audience) to have an experience that moves them.
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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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