Texas is a country in its own. It's made up of half Mexico/half United States but completed mixed. I don't mean to draw a generalization but it is a place, a territory, that's really made up of all these encounters, you know?

We all have a cross-gender character: Every woman has a man that they can play, and every man has a woman that they can play.

I always laugh a lot when I see the dramas that I end up doing. I see myself behaving very seriously and I'm like, 'What is this?'

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.

Talking about food is like talking about your dreams. Everyone has something to say. We all have to eat, it's just what we eat which differs. Some people eat for fuel and I feel bad for them.

The collective experience of watching a great film together in a room is a transcendent moment that will never die.

I was brought up the Mexican way, where actors are paid very little and every part you take is an act of faith. If people respect that, then great.