I personally can't handle frivolous violence. I overreact to it.

I respect BMW for not interfering in these projects. They're just trying to support short films with their brand, which I think is great.

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

Actually, when I think about growing up, I feel most affected by two travels that I made working in cargo boats when I was 16 and 18. One of them crossed through the Mississippi and Baton Rouge and Mobile, Alabama, and another went all the way to Europe. On the last trip, I stayed in Europe for one year with $1,000, working everywhere I could, doing everything. Those years shaped me a lot and taught me the value of exploring different things.

I think the arts should get big support, but my country has a lot of needs more important than film. Medication, education, food... The poverty is overwhelming. There are simply more important things to be attended to.

I didn't have a normal academic career. I never studied cinema. I learned from life.

I saw what I could [in Mexico City], but we rarely got anything other than big, mainstream American films.