Yes, everyone thought I was crazy when I moved to the U.S. after having had a very successful career in Mexico. It was like Adam Sandler turning his back on Hollywood and going to China to start all over. Eugenio Derbez Read Quote
Executives in Hollywood are missing a lot because they don’t want to watch other cultures. Eugenio Derbez Read Quote
I’ve learned that when I’m directing, I hate when people are always questioning everything and trying to give me directions. Eugenio Derbez Read Quote
I have way more freedom in Los Angeles and in the U.S. But it’s funny because when I have a meeting with producers or people from the industry, we go to a restaurant to meet someone, and nobody knows me. But all of the sudden, the entire kitchen comes out, and they start taking pictures with me, or at valet parking. Eugenio Derbez Read Quote
In Mexico and Latin America, everything is big: Bigger emotions, bigger reactions. Here in the U.S., everything is more natural, more grounded and down to earth. Eugenio Derbez Read Quote
Drama is more universal. We all cry about the same stuff. But comedy is very specific: It depends on where you were born, how old you are, your social-economic status. It’s very complicated to make people laugh. Eugenio Derbez Read Quote
I probably have a hidden issue, because before ‘La Misma Luna’ in 2007, I hated working with kids. But after that, I learned so much about how to handle a kid that I liked it. And then came ‘Instructions Not Included,’ and it was like, ‘OK, now I think I’ve got it.’ Life just kept bringing me projects with kids. Eugenio Derbez Read Quote
