“We have a documentary film festival in Mexico. It's really original. It's called Ambulante, and it's a film festival that travels around several cities in Mexico.” FilmCitiesOriginalsMexicoDocumentariesFestivalsFilm FestivalsDocumentary Films Author:Gael Garcia Bernal
“It is quite common to meet people that live a few kilometers away from Mexico and that have never been there.” PeopleCommonMexico Author:Gael Garcia Bernal
“In Mexico we have a trick - add a crystal of salt to the kettle and the tea tastes better, almost English. But after four pots, your kettle's broken.” FourBrokenTasteAddTricksTeaPotMexicoSaltCrystalsKettles Author:Gael Garcia Bernal
“In Mexico, theater is very underground, so if youre a theater actor its very difficult to make a living. But its also a very beautiful pathway to knowledge and to an open education.” IfsBeautifulActorsDifficultTheaterMexicoPathwaysVery Beautiful Author: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.” HumansFoundHuman BeingsMexicoParts Of Life Author:Gael Garcia Bernal
“Texas is a country in its own. It's made up of half Mexico/half United States but completed mixed. I don't mean to draw a generalization but it is a place, a territory, that's really made up of all these encounters, you know?” KnowsMeanMadeCountryStatesUnitedHalfUnited StatesDrawsEncountersTexasTerritoryMexicoGeneralization Author:Gael Garcia Bernal
“I asked the producers when I was doing 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' if they could give me a VHS recording of the film that I could show to my family, because in Mexico and Latin America, when you do a film, you don't expect anybody to see it, especially not in the cinema.” IfsGivingShowsAmericaFilmMy FamilyGive MeProducersCinemaLatinMexicoMamaLatin America Author:Gael Garcia Bernal
“I didn't know I wanted to do films until I started to do them. Very few films are made in Mexico and film-making belonged to a very specific group, a clique.” KnowsMadeWantedFilmGroupsMexicoClique Author:Gael Garcia Bernal