I stand as I always have with the Cuban people who love, cherish and celebrate liberty. Hard-working, helpful people who open their hearts and homes to all, whether in Cuba or in exile.

If you want to experiment, do something temporary.

You have to love the guy that you play, even if you play the villain, you've got to love him.

It's important, when going after a goal, to never lose sight of the integrity of the journey.

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.

I think good chemistry starts with mutual respect.

Children need parameters, know what's right or wrong.

A man should have a right to be religious if he wants to. The government should not be involved in those decisions.

Great writing attracts great actors. It attracts money. Without a great script, you have nothing.

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.

I wish we didn't have to tell this story.

The value of something is not only decided by the price you are willing to pay for it. It is also influenced by its rarity.

Virtually all organisations known to you work largely by means of your greed.

The distance doesn't matter only the first step is difficult.

If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.

Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth.

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as it is when the President takes his oath of office, rather than to the flag and the nation

I don't know … but I think this Ebola epidemic is a form of population control.

When it becomes serious, you have to lie.

The message of the Kaizen strategy is that not a day should go by without some kind of improvement being made somewhere in the company.

Inspiring visions rarely (I'm tempted to say never) include numbers.