Demian Bichir's Quotes

There's good and bad everywhere in any aspect in life. The only people who we can't really trust are politicians. Because those guys lie to everybody and constantly.

When I don't know what to do with a character, that's when I say yes to it. When it's far away from the way I am, the way I feel or the way I think, that's when it's more attractive.

We have a demon, we have an angel inside, within our souls, and you just play with it, and sometimes the evil part of you wins the battle, in a very important decision, or in a bedtime, with your lover. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

As a young actor, I booked a movie in the U.S. I didn't speak any English at the time, so I learned my lines phonetically when I auditioned for it.

I believe in creative work.

I don't believe in bad and good, I believe we are all a mix of both.

I don't hide or play stupid games.

I grew up in the theater. I began my career at 3. That was the first time I stepped onto a provisional stage.

I have been in the business long enough to know what an intense amount of work it takes to operate a theater company.

I left my parents' home when I was 22, I moved to New York with my ex-girlfriend. We did a film together with Raul Julia.

I try to be as clear as I can be.

I was lucky that audiences in Mexico liked my work. I was even luckier when I got to do movies and plays with my brothers.

I'm an old-fashioned guy.

It would be sad if my best work had been 20 years ago and now I only had memories.

'Lincoln' is a powerful film. It's one of those epic films that talk about this very specific issue in history of the United States.

My two brothers and I grew up in the theater, going everywhere with my parents when they performed.

We all have that capacity, to be two things. And after all I was named for both the devil and the angel. Demonio y angel. Dem-y-an.

When you do a film, all you want is to make the best film possible. You don't think about Oscars. But it's really flattering. Please, bring it on!

When you shoot a film, you have very little time to waste, and I try to go into the character as soon as possible and stay there as much as I can.

You don't need tons of money to create art. You do need tons of money to be a part of show business. They are two different things.