Acting for kids is like playing house, you know? But growing up in Hollywood, it just made it seem possible.
I'm not more than a musician that enjoys what he does and a Colombian that dreams and fights for peace in his country.
I was touched by the magic of music. My way to communicate was through my guitar and music.
Music is a really powerful way for me to catalyze all kinds of things. It's always been the cure. Through music, I've healed all the wounds I've had and celebrated all the good things in life. Through music, I turn things, good or bad, into energy.
You have to learn to balance work, family, a personal life; it is a part of life.
Singing in Spanish is much more honest, much closer to my roots. For me, Spanish is essential. I still think in Spanish, dream in Spanish. It's the melodies and arrangements that transmit meaning.
Joaquin Sabina is one of my favorites. He's like a legend. He's like our Bob Dylan, or our Bruce Springsteen. He's one of the most talented writers of our Latin music.
Vision evokes emotion. There is no such thing as an emotionless vision.
The second book, which was probably more from a professional standpoint - when I read Junot Díaz's Drown, I was like, Oh my god, you can write these stories and people will actually read them beyond your own little community. This guy's book is blowing up and it seems like [he's writing about] the neighborhood that I grew up in. That was a big deal. I read that in graduate school, so that's when I was really taking writing seriously, but I didn't know you could do it. I didn't know you can actually be an author. It was a weird epiphany.
Everytime we've had a misstep, rather than freaking out and not being able to recover, we've always looked to what's the next thing to do.
A zeal for different opinions concerning religion. . . [has] divided mankind into parties, inflamed them with mutual animosity, and rendered them much more disposed to vex and oppress each other than to co-operate for their common good.