I do find that it's easier to get Latino-themed movies... but I don't think there's that stigma anymore. I think that what's harder is to be a woman, not to be a Latina.

I have a handicap in that English is not my first language. So even though I'm a writer, I don't write anymore because it's just harder in English.

If your film is in English, it makes it that much easier to get a wide release.

I think the three Mexican directors - Alejandro Inarritu, Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro - gave all of us foreign, and particularly Latino, directors a big break.

I think it's always harder in a film to convey intimacy.

I like making movies that people feel inspired by, a film that they will think about a few days after seeing it, and not entertainment that is completely forgettable the moment you walk out of the theater.