The difficulty of being a Latin kid, a Latin man in this country [U.S].

I love independent films, it's the only place as an actor you're totally allowed to breathe.

The beautiful thing about acting is that you can go your whole life if you stay current and you stay fresh.

I keep my kids out of the whole business entirely. Allegra and Lucas are five and six and I'm not interested in them doing any acting at all. I don't want my kids in show business. I keep them as far away from my work as possible.

Some kids are fine, but often I don't like what I see in child actors. My kids are young and they are already showing an interest, so I have to try to discourage them, squash that in them.

I'd be terrified even now for a Latin kid wanting to be an actor, but back then? Forget it. They must have thought I was going to be working in restaurants and driving cabs for the rest of my life.

I had a great movement teacher - he showed me how to walk so I wasn't becoming like a cartoon.