Gael Garcia Bernal
Gael Garcia Bernal
Gael García Bernalis a Mexican film actor, director, and producer. He founded Canana Films in Mexico City. His is mostly known for his performances in the films Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries and Babel. In 2016, Time Magazine named him in the annual Time 100 most influential people list...
NationalityMexican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth30 November 1978
CountryMexico
Gael Garcia Bernal quotes about
jobs acting way
In terms of work, obviously acting is such a job that is very in the flesh kind of thing. It's your work, but it's your life, in a way. You can get so mixed up.
cities festivals documentary-films
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.
latin america giving
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.
mexico found parts-of-life
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.
directors firsts
Alexander Gonzalez Inarritu is a great director. He's the one I first worked with. He's amazing.
strong sleep knowing
Life certainly points it out to you - 'you can go this way or the other way.' You have to decide and it's a very strong decision because, would you sleep well knowing that you're living in the best place, but you're letting the place where you should live alone?
latin believe mean
Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what you're doing because if not, you feel like it's a waste of time because you might as well be doing something that at least pays you the rent.
beautiful mexico actors
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.
real giving perspective
Let's not give the electoral process so much importance. We have to be cynical about it. Let's give importance to the real democracy that's constructed on a day-to-day basis. That's my hopeful perspective on it.
spiritual football catalyst-for-change
When it's good, cinema can be one of the most important things in a person's life. A film can be a catalyst for change. You witness this and it is an incredibly spiritual experience that I'd never lived before; well, maybe only in a football match.
love-is interesting challenges
My love is for acting not money, so I only take on roles that I find challenging, in stories I find interesting.
giving-up path chance
A person isn't born with the intelligence to be with someone especial, you learn it, and you fail in the path of life, but you don't have to give up the chance to love.
movie independent united-states
It's very difficult to raise money, especially in the United States, for independent movies.
acting cared career love might money roles stories
I've never cared for the idea of a career path, or where a film might 'take me.' My love is for acting not money, so I only take on roles that I find challenging, in stories I find interesting.