Andy Garcia

I mean, the first job is always like the first job that you're in a real movie where you're part of a movie like The Meat Season. It was like, okay, we step in it. The light is here now. We're in the light now. But then from there is Jeff Bridges and Hal Ashby. And then it's Sean Connery.

I mean, the first job is always like the first job that you're in a real movie where you're part of a movie like The Meat Season. It was like, okay, we step in it. The light is here now. We're in the light now. But then from there is Jeff Bridges and Hal Ashby. And then it's Sean Connery.

and brian the palmer and then the ridley scott and then eventually i'm sitting in front across the table at the first read-through with al and francis and diane and uh there i am there it is in the light right there that was the movie this is the movie it's right in front of me I'm cracking garlic with Francis in the kitchen, helping him cook.

and brian the palmer and then the ridley scott and then eventually i'm sitting in front across the table at the first read-through with al and francis and diane and uh there i am there it is in the light right there that was the movie this is the movie it's right in front of me I'm cracking garlic with Francis in the kitchen, helping him cook.

But yeah, it's kind of like, it's a situation in life where... A lot of things, I guess you would say that a lot of things give you, you have to credit for. I cannot take credit for it. I am a recipient of the blessing of all the examples around me. Parents, work ethic, artistic inspiration, everything that one receives.

But yeah, it's kind of like, it's a situation in life where... A lot of things, I guess you would say that a lot of things give you, you have to credit for. I cannot take credit for it. I am a recipient of the blessing of all the examples around me. Parents, work ethic, artistic inspiration, everything that one receives.

that fill you with the momentum or the confidence or the insanity of saying i'm going to step in that direction i'm going to steep sand and doors shut in your face and you leave the audition go that was absolutely terrible i was what was i doing i'm not gonna do that again But then at some point down the line, you're still knocking your head and you're still studying.

that fill you with the momentum or the confidence or the insanity of saying i'm going to step in that direction i'm going to steep sand and doors shut in your face and you leave the audition go that was absolutely terrible i was what was i doing i'm not gonna do that again But then at some point down the line, you're still knocking your head and you're still studying.

And then you have that breakthrough. There's always a breakthrough in the work. When you're concentrating on the work, there's always a breakthrough. And when that breakthrough happens and you go like, and you see everyone in a class. For me, it happened early on in a play, but then it happened to me a lot in class here in LA. But a play in FIU.

And then you have that breakthrough. There's always a breakthrough in the work. When you're concentrating on the work, there's always a breakthrough. And when that breakthrough happens and you go like, and you see everyone in a class. For me, it happened early on in a play, but then it happened to me a lot in class here in LA. But a play in FIU.

where I played a simpleton, sort of like a half-wit, mentally challenged character. And I got lost in him because I grew up We lived in Normandy Isle before we bought our first house on 1581 Normandy Drive, right next to the park in the corner where the pool is. We had a rental house at 1325 Normandy Drive, and we lived our house, and another Cuban family lived in a little guest house.

where I played a simpleton, sort of like a half-wit, mentally challenged character. And I got lost in him because I grew up We lived in Normandy Isle before we bought our first house on 1581 Normandy Drive, right next to the park in the corner where the pool is. We had a rental house at 1325 Normandy Drive, and we lived our house, and another Cuban family lived in a little guest house.

When I say this is not a big property, it's a small house and an even smaller house, something like a garage in the back, and a family with three boys, and the youngest boy was mentally challenged. Severely. Physically, mentally. And he was a little bit older than me. I probably was 12, 13, 12 years old, 13 years old maybe. 12, 11, 10, 11, around that time.

When I say this is not a big property, it's a small house and an even smaller house, something like a garage in the back, and a family with three boys, and the youngest boy was mentally challenged. Severely. Physically, mentally. And he was a little bit older than me. I probably was 12, 13, 12 years old, 13 years old maybe. 12, 11, 10, 11, around that time.

And I would play with this young man in the backyard, toy soldiers. Every afternoon, he'd come out. He didn't go to school. He was very severely challenged. And we would play. toy soldiers, and I would make him laugh. And he would laugh uncontrollably.

And I would play with this young man in the backyard, toy soldiers. Every afternoon, he'd come out. He didn't go to school. He was very severely challenged. And we would play. toy soldiers, and I would make him laugh. And he would laugh uncontrollably.

And, you know, it's a very difficult situation because, you know, you're looking at someone who can't even control his physical state because it's all over the place and, you know, drooling. But we were connected for months and months, at least probably there for a couple years. And this was my playmate. And later on, you know, paid tribute to him or I channeled him in this play.

And, you know, it's a very difficult situation because, you know, you're looking at someone who can't even control his physical state because it's all over the place and, you know, drooling. But we were connected for months and months, at least probably there for a couple years. And this was my playmate. And later on, you know, paid tribute to him or I channeled him in this play.

And that's when I realized that that's what, that was the art, that was the craft. That was the art form. So I took that and continue to say, okay, that was one of the breakthroughs. And then later on, here I continued to work. And you know it when you make it have a breakthrough. And it always has to do with a sense of truth in the work.

And that's when I realized that that's what, that was the art, that was the craft. That was the art form. So I took that and continue to say, okay, that was one of the breakthroughs. And then later on, here I continued to work. And you know it when you make it have a breakthrough. And it always has to do with a sense of truth in the work.