“When I met Quentin [Tarantino], he told me what every actor wishes from any director. He said, "I've been through a Demián Bichir marathon. I've watched everything you've done." Most of the time, they don't even know what you've done.” KnowsSaidDoneActorsWishMetsDirectorsMarathonQuentinTarantino Author:Demian Bichir
“I’m an actor who’s accustomed to bringing a lot of stuff to the table, and you have to be ready because some of them will be accepted and some of them will be rejected. Then you need a generous, free, fearless, loving director like Tarantino to allow you to take those risks.” NeedsActorsStuffRiskReadyDirectorsTablesAcceptedFearlessGenerousRejectedAccustomedTarantino Author:Demian Bichir
“A lot of the things that I’ve learned in the past have been from dear friends. Rodriguez’s favorite line is “Fácil!” Easy! He makes things easy. He doesn’t complicate his life. He’s obsessed with perfection, but he makes it easy, and that’s pretty much the way I work as an actor.” WayHas BeensPastActorsEasyLinesPerfectionDearObsessedI've LearnedDear Friend Author:Demian Bichir
“A lot of people love Tarantino’s films because they’re spectacular, they’re beautiful, they’re wonderful. He hires the best group of artists - not only actors, but everyone around: best photographers, best set designers, best production designers, costume designers. A lot of people love his films because they’re bloody, they’re gory, they’re savage. But very few people see that he’s a very political director.” PeopleBeautifulFilmPoliticalArtistActorsWonderfulGroupsDirectorsPhotographerProductionsDesignerBloodySavagesCostumesSpectacularTarantino Author:Demian Bichir
“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.” YoungActorsSpeakLinesYoung ActorsDemian Author:Demian Bichir
“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.” ThinkingKnowsWellsStoriesActorsAudienceFrontsMaterialsPrayingMovedPeersDemian Author:Demian Bichir
“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.” GivingWantedActorsActingBreakDemianBusboys Author:Demian Bichir
“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.” ThinkingWantArtActorsStupidDemian Author:Demian Bichir
“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.” PeopleThinkingBeautifulGirlActorsCan DoRealizingActressesThat GirlDemian Author:Demian Bichir
“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.” WayWantMovingActorsNamesPayTicketsGiftedDemian Author:Demian Bichir