Famous Quotes & Sayings

Carlos Fuentes

The United States condoned dictatorships in Latin America for much of the 20th century.

Carlos Fuentes

Like all of Latin America, Mexico after independence in 1821 turned its back on a triple heritage: on the Spanish heritage, because we were newly liberated colonies, and on our Indian and black heritages, because we considered them backward and barbaric. We looked towards France, England and the U.S., to become progressive democratic republics.

David Crystal

English has been this vacuum cleaner of a language, because of its history meeting up with the Romans and then the Danes, the Vikings and then the French and then the Renaissance with all the Latin and Greek and Hebrew in the background.

Dave Barry

Actually, there are people from all ove - not just Latin America, certainly not just Cuba, but all over Europe, all over the United States. I like that. I like knowing a lot of different types of people. And I can afford to live in a relatively safe part of Miami.

Carl Sagan

Demon mean knowledge in Greek, especially about the material world. Science means knowledge in Latin. A jurisdictional dispute is exposed, even if we look no further

Cesar Romero

We Latins make splendid lovers and splendid older men.

Cesar Romero

If you can believe it, Hollywood wanted to change my birthdate. I was born after Valentine's Day, so they wanted to change it to February 14. A Latin lover should be born on Valentine's Day. I said no.

Carter G. Woodson

If you teach the Negro that he has accomplished as much good as any other race he will aspire to equality and justice without regard to race. Such an effort would upset the program of the oppressor in Africa and America. Play up before the Negro, then, his crimes and shortcomings. Let him learn to admire the Hebrew, the Greek, the Latin and the Teuton. Lead the Negro to detest the man of African blood--to hate himself.

Carlos Slim

I am convinced that all this poverty in Mexico and in Latin America, like it's happening in China is the opportunity to grow. It's an opportunity for investment; it's an economic activity and to take out poverty is the best investment any person or a person can do in any place.

Genesis Rodriguez

I think I'm representing a new generation of Latinos - bilingual, bicultural people.

Tony Yapias

There are Latinos throughout the U.S. who are U.S. citizens, who are culturally immersed, assimilated into the system. We feel we are just being picked on.

Al Madrigal

A lot of Latinos are like me: third generation, English speaking.

Al Madrigal

I'm so sick of people treating Latinos like some homogenous group that all feel the same way about everything.

Dolores Huerta

went back to our old culture, the Latino culture.

Genesis Rodriguez

Latinos are very passionate, and they perform a lot, and look at me, I'm talking with my hands, and this is just my normal self, so it kind of allows me to be who I am and not dumb it down.

Jerry Gonzalez

These laws put all Latinos at risk because of racial profiling.

Alex Nogales

Of course. This is part and parcel of being a Latino and having the responsibility to safeguard our community. The more visible ones have to take a stand. They can't always be safe.

Roberto Martinez

It's not so far-fetched that we could have a Latino mayor.

Terrell Falk

When filmmakers make a movie, they make a movie for the large screen.

Ludivine Sagnier

Hollywood is a wonderful machine for making big movies. In France, we make smaller and more personal films, but if things keep changing, this will disappear. The industry in Italy is practically gone. Cinecitta now is used mostly by filmmakers from others places, like Martin Scorsese.

Andy Wachowski

Part of being a filmmaker is also being a craftsman.

Scott Rice

Meeting all the other filmmakers has been such a blessing,

Nina Jacobson

I know many filmmakers, and shooting in IMAX is challenging. Filmmakers love the vividness and power of those big images.

Jonathan Mostow

Making a movie is difficult enough to sort of have a premeditated length that you're going for. I don't know a single filmmaker on the planet who does that.

Colin Trevorrow

I was going to go and do what I should do as a filmmaker and make slightly larger films each time, learn my craft, make mistakes and solve them.

James Ransone

Music is a very, very powerful tool that filmmakers use to sway people into emotions that they intend you to feel.

Jeremy Thomas

My advice to American filmmakers is to marry a European. I'm not kidding. Otherwise they don't qualify for international co-production treaties.