Andy García quotes

Andy García is a Cuban-American actor and director, known for his strong screen presence and roles in major Hollywood films. His performances in movies like "The Godfather Part III" and "Ocean's Eleven" have earned him critical acclaim and a loyal fan base. He continues to be a respected figure in the entertainment industry. Here are 29 of his quotes:

My uncle, who was a little more flamboyant, always said the guy who dressed the best was Fred Astaire. (Andy García)

Everything I do in my life is very instinctual and in the moment. If I'm attracted to something, that's it. If I have reservations, those don't change till they're resolved. My first impression is how I go.

Andy García

If you want to experiment, do something temporary.

Andy García

They say a lot of women would like to see me naked, but there's not a lens long enough for that.

Andy García

You have to love the guy that you play, even if you play the villain, you've got to love him.

Andy García

It's better not to work than to work in something you don't want to be working in.

Andy García

I think it's most important for children to understand the concept of respect and manners and also work ethic. I have a responsibility to those who came before me.

Andy García

Children need parameters, know what's right or wrong.

Andy García

She is Cuba. If you want to love her, you have to be with her, but you can't be with her in her current state. It's the point of view of all exiles - you have to leave the thing you cherish most.

Andy García

I wish we didn't have to tell this story.

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I am a traditional man. I'm a product of a traditional man. He sacrificed everything for his family. (Andy García)

I listen to and I play all kinds of music, and I'm interested in jazz and in bluegrass - I like it all - but Cuban music speaks to me in a certain way.

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My grandfather was a very elegant individual. My father also. He was a lawyer and farmer in Cuba. In Miami, he had to go to work wherever he could. But whenever it was time to go out, you saw how they cared for how they looked.

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I'm a staunch anti-Castro individual.

Andy García

Movies are very hard to make, to get it all to come together. So many people have their say in what the end product of films are.

Andy García

Children make you a better everything. Daughters open up a whole different sensibility to you. When you have children, it focuses you on them as opposed to on yourself.

Andy García

I think if the movie has resonance and stimulates the viewer to talk about it, you can have as large an audience as you want. The most important thing for me is that the movie exists. And that's success enough already.

Andy García

My son loves my carbonara. I've tried to master that recipe - it's very simple but very delicate. Once prepared it must be eaten quickly.

Andy García

Freedom is not negotiable.

Andy García

When you commit to something, you don't want to let your fellow people and yourself down.

Andy García

I was born in Havana and my family left when I was five-and-a-half. I remember the transition and some memories of being in Havana. I tried to analyze this and I think all exiles who have to leave a country you love, develop a profound nostalgia for where you were born but can no longer be there – like an impossible love. You protect those memories and don't take them for granted. It's different for someone who grew up and still lives in the same city because they do take their memories for granted. For me, I'm very nostalgic – not only about my time in Havana, but my 30 years in Miami Beach. All those memories are pretty vivid and I guard and cherish them. I also use those recollections in my work. (Andy García)

If you have the right actors and you can give them the freedom to explore, you've done a lot of your work as a director.

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I don't control the movies that are offered to me, but I make choices based on certain parameters.

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Becoming a producer enables you to empower yourself, to make the film that you want to make. I have desires to make movies - I have movies I'm developing, and things that I'm interested in.

Andy García

I've had my moments of insanity. But there is a certain responsibility to set proper examples for your children, and that influences your choices in every aspect of your life.

Andy García

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Andy García

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Occupation: American Actor
Born: April 12, 1956
Quotes count: 29
Wikipedia: Andy García

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