For me, I understood the gift of being able to empower others and to not do everything yourself.

There comes a time in your life where you're called to not only reinvent yourself but to rebuild your spirit. It's so relevant today.

I actually didn't read the book [Fast Food Nation]. I wasn't aware of it. But when I read the script, I thought "Wow." It became a project that was just so exciting to be a part of. Maybe a few times in a career [you] get a chance for a role that really means something, and this was it.

I think at some point you have to empower others and really allow everyone else to do what they're hired to do and what they're brought onto the team to do.

The sex with Mandy was good, but it wasn't like warm apple pie.

In your darkest times there's always room for a little light.

As Latinos, we are so aware of what people go through in order to come to America. It's very interesting to do research on something that's been culturally a part of your existence.