Gael García Bernal

“I think borders are limitations that are set by governments, not by people.”

“My life is a bit of a mess, but I'm having a good time.”

“To be a political poet is a disgrace.”

“I'm a nomad. I don't have a home. I'm not a nationalist. I'm a citizen of the world.”

“I want to do things that are worthwhile. I don't want to do things that are just for the sake of doing them.”

“Education is the vaccine for violence.”

“We are made of stories. Some of us are writers, some of us are readers. Some of us are actors, some of us are audience.”

“You can't do anything to be original. It's not possible. But what you can do is be honest.”

“Cinema is a mirror by which we often see ourselves.”

“The movies that I feel I have done the best in are the ones where I have had a lot of preparation.”

“I think that every film should have a message.”

“I feel that I have to do everything I can to make the world a better place.”

“Acting is a really strange thing. You have to know when you're lying and when you're not.”

“The more you know, the more you realize you know nothing.”

“I'm very lucky to be able to do what I do.”

“It's a great challenge to be in a foreign country.”

“I come from a family of actors. I am the fourth generation.”