I've always loved the idea of changing myself, wearing costumes and disguises. It takes you back to being a kid, to dressing up.

When you see violence in movies in general, it's very quick and painless, which isn't what it's like.

I have a huge relationship with Brazil; it's almost a love affair, I would say. And to me, to introduce that specific martial art like capoeira in Hollywood movies was something important to me.

If the guy behind the camera is not good, the pictures are bad. It's still you, and it's the same lines and everything, but it doesn't work.

I think life is short, and you can't spend time doing things just to be on set to reassure yourself that people are not going to forget about you.

I have learned that acting is not about beauty.

Cinema is entertainment, and people go to the movies because they want to feel good and forget about everything.