You have to constantly be doing something and not just wait for someone to call you with an opportunity, you have to develop your own projects.
Kate del CastilloI do not see myself, I never make plans, I never set goals and I never do that kind of stuff I don't like to futurize, I barely know what I will do tomorrow and because there is a working plan here, I've never futurized because life always surprises me with things even better.
Kate del CastilloIt's a terrible thing to make films that are never seen or experienced by audiences. Often times nobody knows about them, even though they are great films. They are not promoted and that's really sad.
Kate del CastilloI will never stop working on Spanish-language projects because that's my language, and because I'm a Latina and Mexican before anything else.
Kate del CastilloWhat the rest of the world knows about Mexico is what they see on films and the bad news they see on TV. We need to make films that are worthy of who we really are as Mexicans. We also need to make cinema that reflects the diversity in the region, so that Americans and Europeans know who Mexicans are, who Salvadorians are, who Cubans are, etc. We need to do it, and all we really need is support because we have the talent.
Kate del Castillo