A man should have a right to be religious if he wants to. The government should not be involved in those decisions.

I wish we didn't have to tell this story.

I've had my moments of insanity. But there is a certain responsibility to set proper examples for your children, and that influences your choices in every aspect of your life.

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.

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.

I'm a staunch anti-Castro individual.