I'm not the kind of actor that gets crazy with [directors'] names, what draws me toward a project is the material itself.

But don't call me an actor. I'm just a worker. I am an entertainer. Don't say that what I am doing is art.

I am always saying, 'I don't believe in God; I believe in Al Pacino.' And that's true. If I ever get a phone call saying 'Would you like to work with Al Pacino?' I would go crazy.

I want to act because I don't know how to do anything else.

I look at myself, and I see a Spanish person who's trying to be understood by an English-speaking audience and is putting a lot of energy into that, instead of into expressing himself freely and feeling comfortable.

[That night] I was sitting by Jack Nicholson with my long list of thanks, and I said, `I'm so nervous. I don't know what to say if I go up there.' He said, `Don't get emotional, drop the names, and dedicate it to your mother.'

There is no good side to celebrity.