Words matter. These are the best Eugenio Derbez Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
When I walk down the street, even here in the U.S., they are always saying my catchphrases of my characters, and they shout at me with my catchphrases.
If you’re always waiting for a producer to hire you… your chances are really, really small. I’ve been knocking on doors and asking for a job for many years, and my career really changed when I decided to create my own material.
It’s not easy to direct in another language, especially comedy.
I’ve learned that when I’m directing, I hate when people are always questioning everything and trying to give me directions.
In Mexico and Latin America, everything is big: Bigger emotions, bigger reactions. Here in the U.S., everything is more natural, more grounded and down to earth.
‘Instructions Not Included’ is proving that there is a huge Latin market that needs a special project. They love seeing their own people; they want to see themselves onscreen. In my case, I know them pretty well. I know what they laugh at. I think it’s going to open a lot of doors, this movie.
This country was founded by immigrants… I don’t see Mr. Trump looking like an Apache, so all of us, we are immigrants.
Goldie Hawn was my movie-star crush when I was young.
I’m just trying the American dream. To work here in the U.S., you have to commit and be here. For many years, it was back and forth, back and forth, and it didn’t work. But I’m always open to working in Spanish.
Drama is more universal. We all cry about the same stuff. But comedy is very specific: It depends on where you were born, how old you are, your social-economic status. It’s very complicated to make people laugh.
I love breaking stereotypes.
Yes, everyone thought I was crazy when I moved to the U.S. after having had a very successful career in Mexico. It was like Adam Sandler turning his back on Hollywood and going to China to start all over.
I wanted to be a dramatic actor. I never realized I was funny until I was 20-something.
My mom was a soap opera queen in Mexico and Latin America. I started acting because of her.
Pantelion and Televisa can reach my core fan base better than anyone, and with the distribution expertise and brand recognition of Lionsgate, I know we can build on the crossover audience that we began to reach with ‘Instructions.’
There are two worlds here in the U.S., especially here in Los Angeles. All the Latinos have watched my shows for 30 years, but Americans haven’t seen them. So I am living in this world where I am a huge star for part of the population and a nobody to the other part.
Executives in Hollywood are missing a lot because they don’t want to watch other cultures.
I’ve learned that you never have to think about how to make money. You need only to focus on what you think is going to be a good movie or what’s a movie I’d like to watch as the audience.
I think I’m ready to bring my style to a comedic movie as a director.
The first time I came here to the U.S. to start a career, it was in 2002 or 2003. Since then, it’s been so, so hard.
Who doesn’t want to have a yacht? But I would prefer to invest my money in something else. But I love them. I just wouldn’t buy one unless I had a lot, a lot of money.
To try to crack into Hollywood, it’s a dream come true.