Andy Garcia

Well, I think those movies are underrated. They're only underrated if you want to look at them from like a box office standpoint. But as a quality of a film that have resonance and has staying power, they're not underrated. You know, they're almost like

Well, I think those movies are underrated. They're only underrated if you want to look at them from like a box office standpoint. But as a quality of a film that have resonance and has staying power, they're not underrated. You know, they're almost like

I don't know, you call them cult films, but things that movies that to this day, people, I walk by on the streets and someone driving by, I go, hey, both drinks. You know, I go, oh yeah, okay. Well, what's the one of those you get the most? Like, I don't know whether you answer or feel like- Well, Zaza, you know, Zaza, the Godfather. When I kill Joey Zaza, I go, Zaza.

I don't know, you call them cult films, but things that movies that to this day, people, I walk by on the streets and someone driving by, I go, hey, both drinks. You know, I go, oh yeah, okay. Well, what's the one of those you get the most? Like, I don't know whether you answer or feel like- Well, Zaza, you know, Zaza, the Godfather. When I kill Joey Zaza, I go, Zaza.

People go like, hey, Zaza, you know. you know the people who who enjoy those movies will have catch phrases from and and uh in well i mean maybe internal affairs they owe everybody i got a kick on when when i started screaming at my wife in spanish which you know obviously wasn't scripted it was just something and i and they all i did a uh I don't do these podcasts often, by the way.

People go like, hey, Zaza, you know. you know the people who who enjoy those movies will have catch phrases from and and uh in well i mean maybe internal affairs they owe everybody i got a kick on when when i started screaming at my wife in spanish which you know obviously wasn't scripted it was just something and i and they all i did a uh I don't do these podcasts often, by the way.

But I did one for Sebastian Maniscalco. And he was just fascinated about, what was it, that thing you said to your wife?

But I did one for Sebastian Maniscalco. And he was just fascinated about, what was it, that thing you said to your wife?

In Spanish. And I said to him, it was something like, ¿Tú me vas a decir mentira a mí? ¿A mí? Which he said, What does that mean? I said, You're going to lie to me and me.

In Spanish. And I said to him, it was something like, ¿Tú me vas a decir mentira a mí? ¿A mí? Which he said, What does that mean? I said, You're going to lie to me and me.

Well, that guy, you know, Richard Gere, who is incredible in the film, had, you know, in the storyline, he messes with my head. You know, I had to I had to lose myself in his manipulation. That was part of the story and somehow come out the other end by the end of the film. But, you know, we had to, I had to, he had to get under my skin, you know, and as he did in the movie.

Well, that guy, you know, Richard Gere, who is incredible in the film, had, you know, in the storyline, he messes with my head. You know, I had to I had to lose myself in his manipulation. That was part of the story and somehow come out the other end by the end of the film. But, you know, we had to, I had to, he had to get under my skin, you know, and as he did in the movie.

And the movie is like, you know, you still, you watch that film and it's like, if you have like an open sore and you keep scratching it, you know, it's like, it's terrible. It's a terrible movie that way, you know.

And the movie is like, you know, you still, you watch that film and it's like, if you have like an open sore and you keep scratching it, you know, it's like, it's terrible. It's a terrible movie that way, you know.

I know, I know, I know. But, you know, Michael Figgis, who was the director I actually recommended for the film, I had met him for a movie he was doing, Stormy Monday, which I didn't participate in, but he was, I remember talking to him, I remember seeing his movie, and I said, maybe this guy, I recommended him to Paramount, and they met him, and they gave him the job.

I know, I know, I know. But, you know, Michael Figgis, who was the director I actually recommended for the film, I had met him for a movie he was doing, Stormy Monday, which I didn't participate in, but he was, I remember talking to him, I remember seeing his movie, and I said, maybe this guy, I recommended him to Paramount, and they met him, and they gave him the job.

And then after, because the movie was written for me, it was developed for me. And I was doing Black Rain at the time with Michael Douglas. And when I got back, they showed me the script and said, we want to go with this. And I said, yeah, it's very powerful.

And then after, because the movie was written for me, it was developed for me. And I was doing Black Rain at the time with Michael Douglas. And when I got back, they showed me the script and said, we want to go with this. And I said, yeah, it's very powerful.

were saying about boxing because i also boxed for uh for internal affairs in for eight million ways to die the character's written that he was an ex-golden glove boxer also this drug dealer guy so i boxed for 14 weeks trained the movie kept pushing back so two weeks of training turned into three to four to six and of course you get into great shape you know your box of 14 weeks and i remember by the towards the end i was sparring with you know young

were saying about boxing because i also boxed for uh for internal affairs in for eight million ways to die the character's written that he was an ex-golden glove boxer also this drug dealer guy so i boxed for 14 weeks trained the movie kept pushing back so two weeks of training turned into three to four to six and of course you get into great shape you know your box of 14 weeks and i remember by the towards the end i was sparring with you know young