Andy Garcia

Peaceful. Powerful. That's cool. And so you see, okay, so now it's, oh, there it is. Now it's just got to, are you willing to stay in the game to get to the light? And of course, the light continues to travel away. But eventually you reach that light and you go, but at least you have this kind of, the focus gets narrowed where you're not just going like, how can I break through?

Peaceful. Powerful. That's cool. And so you see, okay, so now it's, oh, there it is. Now it's just got to, are you willing to stay in the game to get to the light? And of course, the light continues to travel away. But eventually you reach that light and you go, but at least you have this kind of, the focus gets narrowed where you're not just going like, how can I break through?

There's a breakthrough that happens. It has to do with opportunities, representation that gets you in front of people where you can now actually have an opportunity to get a job. And slowly that's what happened. I got a job in a movie, oddly enough, in Miami called The Mean Season, which was written from a book from John Katzenbach, who was a criminal writer from the Miami Herald.

There's a breakthrough that happens. It has to do with opportunities, representation that gets you in front of people where you can now actually have an opportunity to get a job. And slowly that's what happened. I got a job in a movie, oddly enough, in Miami called The Mean Season, which was written from a book from John Katzenbach, who was a criminal writer from the Miami Herald.

Kurt Russell and Mariel Hemingway, Richard Bradford, dear friend of mine. We played cops and there was a young Cuban cop written, you know. The fact that it took place in Miami, there was a part that wasn't, let's say, a Mexican gang member or something then. And it was actually my wife again, you know.

Kurt Russell and Mariel Hemingway, Richard Bradford, dear friend of mine. We played cops and there was a young Cuban cop written, you know. The fact that it took place in Miami, there was a part that wasn't, let's say, a Mexican gang member or something then. And it was actually my wife again, you know.

the intuition it was i remember we were at the house she said i got home from from one of those sessions she said uh i just saw an entertainment tonight it was like the first year it's like the first entertainment show that was on television i think they're doing a movie in miami called the mean season with kurt russell and mariel hemingway you should ask phyllis she was my manager at the time very good manager very helpful phyllis carlisle and uh

the intuition it was i remember we were at the house she said i got home from from one of those sessions she said uh i just saw an entertainment tonight it was like the first year it's like the first entertainment show that was on television i think they're doing a movie in miami called the mean season with kurt russell and mariel hemingway you should ask phyllis she was my manager at the time very good manager very helpful phyllis carlisle and uh

see if there might be something there. So I called her. She goes, look it up, but just because, she goes, honey, just because it's in Miami, you know, there might not be a part. I said, just check it out. There might be Well, of course, there was a supporting part that was part of the story, playing a young cop. And I went to meet the casting director. We had a nice time.

see if there might be something there. So I called her. She goes, look it up, but just because, she goes, honey, just because it's in Miami, you know, there might not be a part. I said, just check it out. There might be Well, of course, there was a supporting part that was part of the story, playing a young cop. And I went to meet the casting director. We had a nice time.

I didn't read or anything for her. She says, I want you to meet the director, Philip Bourchaud, a wonderful Canadian director who did a great movie called The Gray Fox, which I had seen. And sadly enough, he passed away after our movie, very young, for cancer. And I went to meet the director and got the part like that. It was like buying a hamburger. It was so simple to get that part.

I didn't read or anything for her. She says, I want you to meet the director, Philip Bourchaud, a wonderful Canadian director who did a great movie called The Gray Fox, which I had seen. And sadly enough, he passed away after our movie, very young, for cancer. And I went to meet the director and got the part like that. It was like buying a hamburger. It was so simple to get that part.

But it took seven years to get that part. And from then on, I never had to work in any other profession in my life.

But it took seven years to get that part. And from then on, I never had to work in any other profession in my life.

this woman believes in me should she yeah yeah yeah yeah i guess it goes back to to the exile experience you know subconsciously i think you're like trained to to continue forward you know

this woman believes in me should she yeah yeah yeah yeah i guess it goes back to to the exile experience you know subconsciously i think you're like trained to to continue forward you know

continue one step at a time and you know crack it just crack it keep keep at it keep at it keep at it that comes from you know our our parents basically keep at it keep at it i know i don't have anything to show for it right now but Keep at it. Seven years of I don't have anything to show. Well, you know, it got a little bit, you know, I was year four or five.

continue one step at a time and you know crack it just crack it keep keep at it keep at it keep at it that comes from you know our our parents basically keep at it keep at it i know i don't have anything to show for it right now but Keep at it. Seven years of I don't have anything to show. Well, you know, it got a little bit, you know, I was year four or five.

I was providing for my family, but I wasn't I was working doing voiceover work. I wasn't really working as an actor. I was working, you know.

I was providing for my family, but I wasn't I was working doing voiceover work. I wasn't really working as an actor. I was working, you know.