You Have To Love The Guy That

The Size Of Budgets Does Not Alter My Decision If I Should Do It. If There's A Movie With A Budget Of Only $1 Million That I Find Interesting, Then I'll Sign Up, But It Has To Be In The Hands Of A Director Who Can Do Something With It. Ultimately, It's A Director's Medium.

Cachao Is Obviously Cuban. He's Known For Traditional Cuban Music And That's The Music That I'm Most Passionate About. Cachao Is One Of The Greatest Innovators And Visionaries. At The Base Of The Tree, The Roots, There Is Cachao. So I Was Blessed To Have Had That Time To Learn From Him And To Give Him An Opportunity And A Space Where He Can Create. Everybody Always Wants To Play With Cachao, Because He's The Guy.

My Uncle, Who Was A Little More Flamboyant, Always Said The Guy Who Dressed The Best Was Fred Astaire.

It's Important, When Going After A Goal, To Never Lose Sight Of The Integrity Of The Journey.

I'm A Fan Of Ernest Hemingway Work And Specifically The Old Man And The Sea. I Researched The Relationship He Had With The Captain Of His Boat For 20 Years, Gregorio Fuentes, And That Inspired Me To Write A Screenplay About It.