Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia
Andrés Arturo García Menéndez, professionally known as Andy García, is a Cuban American actor and director. He became known in the late 1980s and 1990s, having appeared in several successful Hollywood films, including The Godfather Part III, The Untouchables, Internal Affairs and When a Man Loves a Woman. More recently, he has starred in Ocean's Eleven and its sequels, Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen, and The Lost City...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth12 April 1956
CityHavana, Cuba
CountryUnited States of America
My son loves my carbonara. I've tried to master that recipe - it's very simple but very delicate. Once prepared it must be eaten quickly.
My first interest was always music, and somehow that channelled itself into films and acting. I don't know what the natural transition of it was. I mean I acted a little bit when I was young and like any kid would in a community theatre.
Movies are very hard to make, to get it all to come together. So many people have their say in what the end product of films are.
It's better not to work than to work in something you don't want to be working in.
Everything I do in my life is very instinctual and in the moment. If I'm attracted to something, that's it. If I have reservations, those don't change till they're resolved. My first impression is how I go.
I'm a staunch anti-Castro individual.
I'm not the type of person who goes through all this effort for a movie, and then doesn't care if anybody sees it. I want them to see it, and I want them to see it on the big screen.
I'm not worried about walking the streets and looking over my shoulder because of something I might have said.
She is Cuba. If you want to love her, you have to be with her, but you can't be with her in her current state. It's the point of view of all exiles - you have to leave the thing you cherish most.
Children need parameters, know what's right or wrong.
If you have the right actors and you can give them the freedom to explore, you've done a lot of your work as a director.
I'm not trying to convince anybody of anything. I just want (the audience) to have an experience that moves them.
I am a traditional man. I'm a product of a traditional man. He sacrificed everything for his family.
Great writing attracts great actors. It attracts money. Without a great script, you have nothing.