What does my performance have to do with Russell Crowe's? Nothing. If I play Gladiator and we all play Gladiator with Ridley Scott in the same amount of time, maybe we have a chance to see who did it best.

You can't believe Russell Crowe is the same actor who won an Oscar one year ago for Gladiator.

I look at myself, and I see a Spanish person who's trying to be understood by an English-speaking audience and is putting a lot of energy into that, instead of into expressing himself freely and feeling comfortable.

I don't believe in stereotypes. Most of the time, stereotypes are just that.

It isn't easy for anyone to play in such difficult conditions, but we still want to produce a great performance,

I will work with a director who has good material because at the end of the day, that's what counts.