3 December 2020 Gael Garcia Bernal Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what you’re doing because if not, you feel like it’s a waste of time because you might as well be doing something that at least pays you the rent.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Gael Garcia Bernal I was little there were times I wanted my parents to be normal. I wanted them to have a religion. I wanted them to have a job, like the parents of every other kid I went to school with.
3 December 2020 Gael Garcia Bernal Recently I’ve been doing risottos. Some of them have been amazing. Some of them, not all of them.
3 December 2020 Gael Garcia Bernal I was brought up the Mexican way, where actors are paid very little and every part you take is an act of faith. If people respect that, then great.
3 December 2020 Gael Garcia Bernal I think the water dictates how food will taste in a country. In England the apples taste unlike apples grown in any other place. England is an island, there’s a lot of salt in the air and in the water. I think that has something to do with it.
3 December 2020 Gael Garcia Bernal Talking about food is like talking about your dreams. Everyone has something to say. We all have to eat, it’s just what we eat which differs. Some people eat for fuel and I feel bad for them.
3 December 2020 Gael Garcia Bernal Alexander Gonzalez Inarritu is a great director. He’s the one I first worked with. He’s amazing.
