Andy Garcia
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Podcast Appearances
Plus, he also saw the potential that my brother and I had in the business world. Because we had been trained, and my brother is extremely successful in many things. But he's still in the fragrance business. And I have great admiration for him.
Plus, he also saw the potential that my brother and I had in the business world. Because we had been trained, and my brother is extremely successful in many things. But he's still in the fragrance business. And I have great admiration for him.
Yeah. Yeah. So... so you know he for him it was a big struggle you know it was a big struggle my mother was more you know and my mother just had you know a sense about her you know i guess you know it's like uh mother knows best you know well you my mother as well knew that you have to follow your heart uh on things that make you happy i believe
Yeah. Yeah. So... so you know he for him it was a big struggle you know it was a big struggle my mother was more you know and my mother just had you know a sense about her you know i guess you know it's like uh mother knows best you know well you my mother as well knew that you have to follow your heart uh on things that make you happy i believe
And I recently saw Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis. And I know he's been dreaming about this movie for many years. And I saw him and I said, I personally thought the movie was extraordinary, as all these movies are. There's an old Robert Browning quote saying, a man's reach should be greater than his grasp.
And I recently saw Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis. And I know he's been dreaming about this movie for many years. And I saw him and I said, I personally thought the movie was extraordinary, as all these movies are. There's an old Robert Browning quote saying, a man's reach should be greater than his grasp.
or what's a heaven for and all his movies have this kind of you know expansive paid for it himself he's in his 80s now insisted on making it it's the life work uh that is all about this great director's dream and he's done many movies like that where he's paid for himself you know and uh but i said i wrote him when i said francis and i said one of the things i took away from the movie was there's no there's no great obstacle that can't be overcome by a dream
or what's a heaven for and all his movies have this kind of you know expansive paid for it himself he's in his 80s now insisted on making it it's the life work uh that is all about this great director's dream and he's done many movies like that where he's paid for himself you know and uh but i said i wrote him when i said francis and i said one of the things i took away from the movie was there's no there's no great obstacle that can't be overcome by a dream
And that's basically it. You know, the only thing that'll keep you in the game and falling forward, always fall forward. Like you said, don't lean back because then you're just keep falling forward and get up. Then you'll be over there. Then you'll be over there. Doesn't have to be big leaps, just steady. And my dad always said that to me before I left. He said, hey, steady and wear a tie.
And that's basically it. You know, the only thing that'll keep you in the game and falling forward, always fall forward. Like you said, don't lean back because then you're just keep falling forward and get up. Then you'll be over there. Then you'll be over there. Doesn't have to be big leaps, just steady. And my dad always said that to me before I left. He said, hey, steady and wear a tie.
Present yourself well.
Present yourself well.
They don't wear ties in Cuba. But he was always about, you know, the discipline of, you know, present yourself well and correctly and be responsible. You know, those things that you learn through watching, you know, through example. Their example, really.
They don't wear ties in Cuba. But he was always about, you know, the discipline of, you know, present yourself well and correctly and be responsible. You know, those things that you learn through watching, you know, through example. Their example, really.
I was always a fan of films all my life as a kid. You know, I just had a fascination like we all do with the movies and I would get lost in them. I remember we used to live in the beach and I used to take a couple of buses, the K and the L to Lincoln Road and on the weekends and always in the summers because they had the double bills.
I was always a fan of films all my life as a kid. You know, I just had a fascination like we all do with the movies and I would get lost in them. I remember we used to live in the beach and I used to take a couple of buses, the K and the L to Lincoln Road and on the weekends and always in the summers because they had the double bills.
you know of you know great escape or the bond movies or captain blood you know earl flynn and all these movies and i would just go and get there for the first showing and leave at eight o'clock at night you know watch them two times over so it's two movies twice for four showings you know And I would do that all the time and I would get lost in these movies.
you know of you know great escape or the bond movies or captain blood you know earl flynn and all these movies and i would just go and get there for the first showing and leave at eight o'clock at night you know watch them two times over so it's two movies twice for four showings you know And I would do that all the time and I would get lost in these movies.
And so I always had a love for films, you know, Peter Sellers and all this, whatever the heroes of the time. And I was I did a couple of plays when I was a kid. One at the North Beach Man Show was my first one. But there were, you know, reviews. 10th Street Auditorium.
And so I always had a love for films, you know, Peter Sellers and all this, whatever the heroes of the time. And I was I did a couple of plays when I was a kid. One at the North Beach Man Show was my first one. But there were, you know, reviews. 10th Street Auditorium.