Gael Garcia Bernal Quotes

"You prepare as much as you can, but it will always be only 30 percent. The rest is just the experience that you have to give to the character."
-Gael Garcia Bernal

"I always wanted to act, but I never thought it would be my profession. I thought that I'd end up doing other things, but that in the meantime I'd do plays."
-Gael Garcia Bernal

"In Latin America, you don't do things for the money because there is no money."
-Gael Garcia Bernal

"In Mexico you have death very close. That's true for all human beings because it's a part of life, but in Mexico, death can be found in many things."
-Gael Garcia Bernal

"In Mexico, theater is very underground, so if you're a theater actor it's very difficult to make a living. But it's also a very beautiful pathway to knowledge and to an open education."
-Gael Garcia Bernal

"I think that films are very transparent in that sense and they really portray the journey that that society is going through."
-Gael Garcia Bernal

"Life certainly points it out to you - 'you can go this way or the other way.' You have to decide and it's a very strong decision because, would you sleep well knowing that you're living in the best place, but you're letting the place where you should live alone?"
-Gael Garcia Bernal

"You know, Motorcycle Diaries has no incredible stories, no sudden plot twists, it doesn't play that way. It's about recognizing that instance of change and embracing it."
-Gael Garcia Bernal