You don't need tons of money to create art. You do need tons of money to be a part of show business. They are two different things.
— Demian Bichir
I believe in creative work.
When I don't know what to do with a character, that's when I say yes to it. When it's far away from the way I am, the way I feel or the way I think, that's when it's more attractive.
We have a demon, we have an angel inside, within our souls, and you just play with it, and sometimes the evil part of you wins the battle, in a very important decision, or in a bedtime, with your lover. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
I have been in the business long enough to know what an intense amount of work it takes to operate a theater company.
As a young actor, I booked a movie in the U.S. I didn't speak any English at the time, so I learned my lines phonetically when I auditioned for it.
When you do a film, all you want is to make the best film possible. You don't think about Oscars. But it's really flattering. Please, bring it on!
I'm an old-fashioned guy.
I wanted to give my actor a break. I wanted to live and to learn English. I wanted to be anything, a cabdriver, a busboy, anything to keep me away from acting for a while.
Scarlett Johansson. I think people don't really realize how great of an actress that girl is. She's so beautiful and that distracts you from what she can do as an actor.
There's good and bad everywhere in any aspect in life. The only people who we can't really trust are politicians. Because those guys lie to everybody and constantly.
When you shoot a film, you have very little time to waste, and I try to go into the character as soon as possible and stay there as much as I can.
One wants to think that - and this is really a stupid thought - that through your art or whatever you do as an actor you can actually affect someone else's lives and thoughts or whatever.
'Lincoln' is a powerful film. It's one of those epic films that talk about this very specific issue in history of the United States.
My two brothers and I grew up in the theater, going everywhere with my parents when they performed.
The real secret to guacamole is that you use exactly the elements that you need, which is cilantro, onion, tomato, and jalapenos. And, of course, avocado.
It would be sad if my best work had been 20 years ago and now I only had memories.
I don't hide or play stupid games.
There are some actors that are so gifted, that move you in such a way that every time you see their names again, you go and pay another ticket because you want to have that experience again.
There is a film called 'A Separation.' If you see it playing, go see it. It's beautiful. It's so well written and the acting is amazing. It's one of those films that you would love to be a part of.
I grew up in the theater. I began my career at 3. That was the first time I stepped onto a provisional stage.
I don't believe in bad and good, I believe we are all a mix of both.
I was lucky that audiences in Mexico liked my work. I was even luckier when I got to do movies and plays with my brothers.
As an actor, you know when you've got great material in front of you. When you're working, you think, 'Is this the one? The one that everyone will respond to and be moved by?' You pray that you have told the story well... that your peers will see it and audiences will love it.
I left my parents' home when I was 22, I moved to New York with my ex-girlfriend. We did a film together with Raul Julia.
We all have that capacity, to be two things. And after all I was named for both the devil and the angel. Demonio y angel. Dem-y-an.
I try to be as clear as I can be.
