It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my pocket. A lot has happened since then.

Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call a cat, you go, 'Cat, come here.' He doesn't come to you unless you have something in your hand that he thinks might be food. They're very free animals, and I like that.

Expectation is the mother of all frustration.

Everything changes as you get older - your mind, your body, the way you view the world.

The man who doesn't want anything is invincible.

I did my first movie, 'The Mambo Kings,' in America without speaking the language. I learned the lines phonetically. I had an interpreter actually just to understand directions from my director.