Andy García quotes

My uncle, who was a little more flamboyant, always said the guy who dressed the best was Fred Astaire. (Andy García)
Everything I do in my life is very instinctual and in the moment. If I'm attracted to something, that's it. If I have reservations, those don't change till they're resolved. My first impression is how I go. View quote
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If you want to experiment, do something temporary. View quote
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They say a lot of women would like to see me naked, but there's not a lens long enough for that. View quote
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You have to love the guy that you play, even if you play the villain, you've got to love him. View quote
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It's better not to work than to work in something you don't want to be working in. View quote
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I think it's most important for children to understand the concept of respect and manners and also work ethic. I have a responsibility to those who came before me. View quote
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Children need parameters, know what's right or wrong. View quote
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She is Cuba. If you want to love her, you have to be with her, but you can't be with her in her current state. It's the point of view of all exiles - you have to leave the thing you cherish most. View quote
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I wish we didn't have to tell this story. View quote
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I am a traditional man. I'm a product of a traditional man. He sacrificed everything for his family. (Andy García)
I listen to and I play all kinds of music, and I'm interested in jazz and in bluegrass - I like it all - but Cuban music speaks to me in a certain way. View quote
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My grandfather was a very elegant individual. My father also. He was a lawyer and farmer in Cuba. In Miami, he had to go to work wherever he could. But whenever it was time to go out, you saw how they cared for how they looked. View quote
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I'm a staunch anti-Castro individual. View quote
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Movies are very hard to make, to get it all to come together. So many people have their say in what the end product of films are. View quote
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Children make you a better everything. Daughters open up a whole different sensibility to you. When you have children, it focuses you on them as opposed to on yourself. View quote
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I think if the movie has resonance and stimulates the viewer to talk about it, you can have as large an audience as you want. The most important thing for me is that the movie exists. And that's success enough already. View quote
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My son loves my carbonara. I've tried to master that recipe - it's very simple but very delicate. Once prepared it must be eaten quickly. View quote
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Freedom is not negotiable. View quote
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When you commit to something, you don't want to let your fellow people and yourself down. View quote
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I was born in Havana and my family left when I was five-and-a-half. I remember the transition and some memories of being in Havana. I tried to analyze this and I think all exiles who have to leave a country you love, develop a profound nostalgia for where you were born but can no longer be there – like an impossible love. You protect those memories and don't take them for granted. It's different for someone who grew up and still lives in the same city because they do take their memories for granted. For me, I'm very nostalgic – not only about my time in Havana, but my 30 years in Miami Beach. All those memories are pretty vivid and I guard and cherish them. I also use those recollections in my work. (Andy García)
If you have the right actors and you can give them the freedom to explore, you've done a lot of your work as a director. View quote
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I don't control the movies that are offered to me, but I make choices based on certain parameters. View quote
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Becoming a producer enables you to empower yourself, to make the film that you want to make. I have desires to make movies - I have movies I'm developing, and things that I'm interested in. View quote
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I've had my moments of insanity. But there is a certain responsibility to set proper examples for your children, and that influences your choices in every aspect of your life. View quote
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