The life of Cesar Chavez is a story that must be told. He was a man who dedicated his life to accomplishing change in a community that really needed it. He helped a community that was being poorly treated by instilling confidence and providing them with dignity. Diego Luna Read Quote
Audiences want to feel represented, want to be able to empathize with the characters and the stories they are seeing on the screen. Diego Luna Read Quote
We should be talking about celebrating our differences, understanding that those differences make us richer and stronger. Diego Luna Read Quote
There’s a lot of freedom to do anything you want in Mexico. It’s just that that freedom belongs to a few. It’s a huge country with a big contrast. There is this big inequality, so those like us that have the chance to do things, we know we are very lucky. Diego Luna Read Quote
I don’t make films for myself; I make them in order to communicate with an audience. Diego Luna Read Quote
In Mexico, we call it ‘terco’: the guy who goes out every day, and every day they tell him no, and the next day he’s there, and the next day he’s there. That’s the kind of people who make movies in Mexico. Diego Luna Read Quote
I didn’t go to university, and so, every time that I work, I’m looking for a teacher in a way. I’m looking for people that I can learn from and to have the chance to work with people that I admire. Diego Luna Read Quote
When I saw ‘Incendios,’ it changed the way I looked at my life… and my family. It was very strong. I believe that theater has that power. Diego Luna Read Quote
I don’t want to do a history lesson. I don’t think cinema should be about that. Cinema should be about emotions. Diego Luna Read Quote
In theater, you are there, you have a character, you have a play, you have a light, you have a set, you have an audience, and you’re in control, and every night is different depending on you and the relationship with the other actors. It’s as simple as that. Diego Luna Read Quote