The base of artistic pursuit is ambivalence and complexity. And that's what I try to do.

Immigration and travel certainly don't mean the same thing everywhere. Here in Cuba, the big wall isn't just the fact that it's an island, but the fact that we need an exit permit in order to leave, and the letters of invitation in order to visit another country.

The magic of film isn't just because of the big screen, or the acoustics, but the ineffable shared experience of going to the movies.

Cuban public is special - they participate, generate a lot of energy, both in a positive and negative sense. It's always an expressive audience.

It's often pointed out that in Cuban cinema there are too many comedies, but a sense of humor is so much part of the Cuban idiosyncrasy. Curiously, the films that have been censored the most have been humorous.

It's true that in Cuba there are double standards, there's opportunism, and there is a lack of freedom in some ways.

In Cuba and specifically in Havana there's a sort of energy that turns every situation into something unexpected.