I've been following what's happening in Colombia because it's the country of my childhood.

Hallucinatory - that's just the way everyday life is, in Colombia. All the time, you say to yourself, did I just see that?

When you kill somebody in the movies, it matters, whereas in literature it can be allegorical.

Colombian humor is very black, very sarcastic.

I chose to treat the homosexuality like I would treat any other form of sexuality.

Everything was happening all the time. You never needed television.

Every time, I try to make something different.

Every ten years there is a new generation of actors.

Globalization by the way of McDonald’s and KFC has captured the hearts, the minds, and from what I can see through the window, the growing bellies of the folks here.

If you do good, you will have some enemies. If you do bad, a lot of people will hate you. Apparently, you are better of with doing good and being at peace with your inner-self.

Fame - anyone who says he doesn't like it is crazy.

I went through a furnace and came out knowing who I am.

People say it's really the press who create those soundbites about fashion. That's what sells magazines and clothes.

some genius of the South With blood-hot eyes and cane-lipped scented mouth, Surprised in making folk-songs from soul sounds.

Gratefulness is a practice, just like happiness is a choice.

A movie is a miracle, even if it turns out to be a disappointment.

It is the bright day that brings forth the adder, and that craves wary walking.