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Really, Mexico City has always been this big, complex monster of a city that has always had real problems and needs, and I've always found my way through it in different ways.

Taking it as a whole, Mexico is a grand city, and, as Cortes truly said, its situation is marvellous.

I think the fact that my wife died in Mexico City makes it very important to me; my life went up in smoke at that moment, the family and the future we were going to have. At that point, I was anchored to the city in a way I've never been anchored to a place before.

I'll tell you what makes me feel worthwhile: organizing and solving other people's problems. It makes me feel good to go to Mexico City and figure out theories on how you can reorganize and reduce crime. To me, it's one of the more fulfilling ways to spend a day.

I have a lot of respect for Mexico.

I've always thought Mexico City was incredibly dynamic.

I have tried my whole life to represent my Mexican roots with honor and pride.

I've been to some of the most amazing cities in the world.

Everything all the time in a city is extraordinary!

In France, I discovered that I love writing in the city. There's such an intensity to being in the city that matches the intensity of what you're experiencing in your head.