I was a street kid, basically. But really, Mexico City has always been this big, complex monster of a city that has always had real problems and needs, and I've always found my way through it in different ways.

I don't have anything against commercials, and I really like BMWs.

All my films have always been released in the autumn, maybe because they're more melancholy to people.

Really, I'm a neurotic perfectionist. Every single word in the script is the one that I want.

I like to make films, but the only reason I do is because I'm a very bad musician.

The actors make the film. They're the ones that take this theoretical movie that's in your head and make it real. The success of a film is entirely on their shoulders. I admire them, because acting is such a difficult thing to do, and I personally can't understand it.

Maybe next year the government might impose some immigration rules on the academy. Two Mexicans in a row is suspicious. [On Mexican immigrants in the US] I hope they can be treated with respect of the ones who came before and built this incredible immigrant nation.