I remember I grew up in a poor family and we had almost nothing and we were not treated very well by our family. There was no safe haven for us. But somehow we always managed to be happy.

It's always great to work with masters, people who are really, truly good at what they do.

Something that is very difficult to translate is the humor.

Many people say, "Oh, we have nothing against Puerto Ricans," and I wanted a way to unmask the people that say that they have nothing against gay people.

I think that melodrama is a safe way of suffering, because your suffering is fake. That's why I like melodrama.

There's no way that you can stop nature.

I think as a writer, it's important to show the other part of being gay, not only the sex part.