My grandma was really sick when I was working on 'Sin Nombre' and eventually died that summer when we were finishing the film. But I was able to bring an unfinished version of the film for her to watch.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
With 'Sin Nombre,' there are parts that I wish were longer. And with 'Jane Eyre' especially, there were parts that I had to compress that I thought it would have been really nice to spend more time with - to spend with the characters.
Although you have some films that are a real bummer, there's always a film that comes up where it's just heaven.
'Victoria Para Chino,' my 2nd-year film at NYU, gave birth to 'Sin Nombre.'
'Original Sin' is, for me, a murder mystery with a huge cast that plays out on a grand stage.
After 'Sin Nombre,' I just needed to take a break to go to completely different worlds.
It's funny how it usually works out that I end up dying. It sort of works out, because by the time I die, I'm usually tired of working on that particular movie, so I look forward to it.
I put the movie days totally behind me... It was a part of my past that I really kind of put in a little drawer and shut the door.
For my 50th birthday, I got ahold of a new print of 'Saturday Night Fever.' I see it much more as a tough coming-of-age movie than as a disco story.
I remember in 'Pride and Prejudice' I had to do a scene where I broke down. And before we filmed I spent like three hours imagining my mum's funeral. Actually, she's very much alive, happy and healthy. It was really horrible.
My granddad passed away a month before I started shooting for 'Ishaqzaade,' and my mom died just before the film's release, both within a year of each other.