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Demian Bichir Biography

Demián Bichir Nájera (Spanish pronunciation: [deˈmjan biˈtʃir ˈnaxeɾa]; born August 1, 1963) is a Mexican-American actor and one of the members for the Bichir family. After starring in telenovelas, Bichir was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in A Better Life.

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So, whenever you hear or see violence, there is violence on both sides of the border, or it's both country's responsibility. When we talk about trafficking with weapons, with human beings or with drugs, we talk about it on both sides of the border.

Country, Drug, Drugs, Responsibility, Sides, Trafficking

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.

Audiences, Brother, Liked, Luckier, Lucky, Play

There is a film called 'A Separation. ' If you see it playing, go see it. It's beautiful. It's so well written and the acting is amazing. It's one of those films that you would love to be a part of.

Acting, Beautiful, Film, Part, Separation

Can you imagine saying 'Hi' to Sam Jackson and he goes and gives you a hug? It's like being hugged by a lion.

Giving, Hug, Jackson, Lion, Lions, Saying

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.

Everybody, Everywhere, Guy, Guys, Lying, People

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.

Angel, Devil, Named, Two

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.

Character, Film, Littles, Stay, Time, Trying

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.

Epic, Film, Issues, Powerful, States

I try to be as clear as I can be.

Clear, I Can, Trying

When your show keeps coming back, year after year, you have a responsibility because your fans know your show sometimes better than you do. You can't play games with them. You have to be really focused and concentrated, and play at your best in every department. The writing staff has to be fantastic. Our director line-up has to be great. Everything has to be better and better. Your fans keep track of the details.

Concentrated, Department, Games, Responsibility, Show, Writing

When you have great scripts, everything is very easy and fun.

Easy, Everything, Fun, Scripts

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.

Film, Girlfriend, Home, New York, Raul, York

When we talk about corruption, there's corruption on both sides of the border. That's what I think is interesting. I'm from Mexico, so when I see a Mexican portrayed in the American market on TV or films, you better do it right because you won't fool me. I'm sure no one really cares on this side of the border, if they get it right or not, but all the way from Mexico, to another 120 countries where the show goes, they will be able to tell the difference.

120, Country, Differences, See, Think, Thinking

A lot of people love Tarantino's films because they're spectacular, they're beautiful, they're wonderful. He hires the best group of artists - not only actors, but everyone around: best photographers, best set designers, best production designers, costume designers. A lot of people love his films because they're bloody, they're gory, they're savage. But very few people see that he's a very political director.

Artist, Beautiful, People, Political, Set

A lot of the things that I've learned in the past have been from dear friends. Rodriguez's favorite line is "Fácil!" Easy! He makes things easy. He doesn't complicate his life. He's obsessed with perfection, but he makes it easy, and that's pretty much the way I work as an actor.

Actors, Easy, Friends, Line, Past, Perfection

I'm an actor who's accustomed to bringing a lot of stuff to the table, and you have to be ready because some of them will be accepted and some of them will be rejected. Then you need a generous, free, fearless, loving director like Tarantino to allow you to take those risks.

Accepted, Allow, Directors, Fearless, Risk, Stuff

There are some actors that are so gifted, that move you in such a way that every time you see their names again, you go and pay another ticket because you want to have that experience again.

Actors, Moving, Names, Time, Way

People say that the brain is a muscle and that one of the best exercises for any brain is learning another language and to switch from one to another as much as you can. I've found out that when I have trouble regarding any character or any particular scene in English, sometimes I'll switch to Spanish and I'll solve the problem that I've encountered. If I'm working in Spanish and I don't know how to approach certain scenes or certain emotions, or how to say this and that, I just switch to English to try to solve it that way and it works.

Character, Exercise, Know, Learning, People, Switch

I open my eyes and my ears, and that's why I work.

Eye, Ears, Eyes, Work, Open

As an actor, you know when you've got great material in front of you. When you're working, you think, 'Is this the one? The one that everyone will respond to and be moved by?' You pray that you have told the story well. . . that your peers will see it and audiences will love it.

Front, Peers, Stories, Think, Thinking, Working

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