You know, Motorcycle Diaries has no incredible stories, no sudden plot twists, it doesn't play that way. It's about recognizing that instance of change and embracing it.

It's not easy to act, but to direct to act. It goes form one place to the next. It's not heading for the punchline, and also it's not about scoring goals. It's about passing the ball, and the goals will come by themselves.

I love rehearsals and I love creating a character, sticking with it until you have something to tell. It's always different though. Sometimes a director will tell you from day one what they want. Then you throw in your idea.

A person isn't born with the intelligence to be with someone especial, you learn it, and you fail in the path of life, but you don't have to give up the chance to love.

Recently I've been doing risottos. Some of them have been amazing. Some of them, not all of them.

My love is for acting not money, so I only take on roles that I find challenging, in stories I find interesting.

In Mexico you have death very close. That's true for all human beings because it's a part of life, but in Mexico, death can be found in many things.