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.

It is necessary for me to express the deep sorrow that I feel for all the Cuban people both inside and outside of Cuba that have suffered the atrocities and repression caused by Fidel Castro and his totalitarian regime.

Children need parameters, know what's right or wrong.

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.

Fidel Castro claimed that history would absolve him, but it can also condemn him.

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

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.