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“Big things have small beginings.”

Gael García Bernal and Édgar Ramírez

GGB: I was sitting all the way back there close to the air conditioning when Amores Perros won the BAFTA. And Alejandro couldn’t come because he was afraid of flying. So I was sitting in the back and Amelie was competing that year, and Amelie, come on, Amelie had a lot of nominations, and he [Alejandro] didn’t come and so Amores Perros wasn’t gonna win. He gave me his seat; I was here in London so he said, ‘Do you wanna go?’ and I said, “Yes, okay, that’ll be great”. And suddenly, “the winner is… Ammm—ores Perros”. And… I mean there must be someone here to receive the award, not me! And I was all the way back there, and yeah indeed there was no one! So I stood up, and I remember it was the longest steps to come down… and in my very nervous and incredibly emotional state, I forgot to mention that I wasn’t [Alejandro]. And so… [laughs]

[…] One of the great directors that was there last night came up to me and said, “So young. You acted and directed this film. How old are you?” [laughing] 21?

Nadie puede saber por qué alguien hizo lo que hizo, más que la persona que lo hizo... Y la mayoría de las veces ni ellos mismos lo saben.