Carlos was a character, a character fabricated by Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, fabricated by the secret services of the epoch, fabricated by the governments of the epoch, by the radical groups of the epoch, by the communications media. Edgar Ramirez Read Quote
I am a very active audience member. I want to be moved. I want to be confronted. I want to feel. Edgar Ramirez Read Quote
Carlos, on paper, and Carlos, the guy who was in jail, is known to be a cultivated guy, the guy who handles big amounts of information, and for me, that was very important. Edgar Ramirez Read Quote
You can’t judge your characters or otherwise; it’s not about you, it’s about them. Edgar Ramirez Read Quote
Being enlightened is just being aware. It’s just being aware of something that you weren’t aware before. Edgar Ramirez Read Quote
Bodhisattva is enlightened in the Buddhist philosophy, religion, tradition. He’s enlightened. It’s fine – I don’t really fight it – but many people use the term ‘zen’ and terms like ‘nirvana,’ ‘enlightenment’ in an almost superficial way. It’s not that complicated. Edgar Ramirez Read Quote
The reality is that not only were we massively hit in 2008 when the bubble burst, and then we realized how deep the social gap, the economic gap in the world is between the super rich and the poor; also, we realized how impacted the environment has been. So there’s been a physical consequence of that. Edgar Ramirez Read Quote
Men are taught that if we are not the ultimate provider, we are a complete failure. We have to be number one in everything we do. There is nothing more delusional or paralysing than what I have just described. Edgar Ramirez Read Quote
I always try to look for the hidden face of the character, the hidden face that we all have. Edgar Ramirez Read Quote
The truth is not a bidimensional thing; it’s not flat. It’s rounded; it’s like a sphere, so there’s always a hidden face. There’s one that is revealed because there’s light reflecting on it, but there’s always a hidden one, and once you go around to see the hidden one, it moves, and that’s life. Edgar Ramirez Read Quote
