Quotes from Diego Luna

I grew up watching cinema in my country that wasn't telling stories about us, and we had to find a way to connect, and our references, our role models had nothing to do with us. And I'm so glad that it's changing.

I was the happiest kid ever, but I did choose to live around adults and today, now that I have a kid, I don't know if I would let him do it.

You exorcise the things that haunt you. That's one good thing about any artistic discipline.

It makes no sense that this country has 11 million workers feeding, building this country, making America what it is, and they don't share the same rights of those who are consuming the fruit of their labor.

California is one of the strongest states with one of the solidest economies but, at the same time, ignores the reality of its farm workers.

Cinema is a mirror that can change the world.

Being at a film festival reminds me of the power of film. The power that we have in our hands. Telling specific stories about personal matters can start the debate that is needed today, and that connect you with realities that you had no idea were connected.

I think film should raise questions, not give answers. I think film should challenge people to reflect, debate and get by themselves to the answer that fits them.

There's a big debate in the U.S. about immigration reform. We need to reflect on who's feeding this country today, why this community has been ignored.

I want to see movies where I can relate to the guy.

Boxing is about hunger.

Film can be a tool for change; it can start a debate.

Film is a tool of change.

As an actor, you are always someone else's tool. You can have a connection with them, and you can share their point of view, but ultimately, you are helping them reflect.

I try to always bring topics to the table that matter, topics that I think need to be discussed and reflected on.

Everyone is different, and so I don't want to repeat anyone else's career. I want to do mine.

There's a reality that the market is changing, and the stories of the Latino community need to be out because there's a huge audience in need of films that would represent them.

When I was a teenager, I went on an organised three-day tour of Rome. It was the worst experience ever. I promised myself that I would never travel like that again, with someone telling you what to see and what not to see.

I always liked Darth Vader. I remember, when I was a kid, I went to the toy store for the Darth Vader pencil case. I took that to school for years.

When I was a kid, if I liked something from merchandising, I'd have to go to the toy store.

We have to accept the world has become this place where we have to interact with people who are very different from us.

I was raised an orphan... My mother died when I was 2 years old.

The life of Cesar Chavez is a story that must be told. He was a man who dedicated his life to accomplishing change in a community that really needed it. He helped a community that was being poorly treated by instilling confidence and providing them with dignity.

If your neighbor's reality changes, yours will change as well.