Kate del Castillo Quotes

I love acting and will take all the time to continue to act. But sometimes I'd like to try my hand at directing.

I'm not trying necessarily to become a movie star; that wouldn't be bad but that's not the aim. I'm just trying to do interesting things and go into areas where I've not been before.

The reason I like doing these acting projects is because no matter how much acting I do, I'll always have music in my life. I love having both.

I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.

I love both acting and programming equally. I think it enriches me and enhances me as an artist.

I think they can co-exist. You don't have to put one down for another. I've been bitten by the acting bug, and where it takes me, it won't take away from the music.

I think everyone's intentions are to become a performer at first. But by the time I was in high school and college, I discovered that I liked writing and that I was probably a little better at it.

It was the desire to do the complete thing. I only took taking acting lessons because my whole thing, really, was to direct. But my first jobs were acting jobs.

As long as I'm creating, I am happy... whether directing, producing, writing, acting.

After 'Dexter' and 'La Lupe', I would love to return to theater. I'm just ready for more.

I would love to continue acting. Maybe one day I would like to try writing and directing.

I don't think the roles that I'm necessarily known for in this country are my best work, or even anywhere near it. I didn't think I was great in 'Arcadia.' I think it's a great part and a great play and had a lot of attention.

I feel 100% sure that I have the career that I have today because of independent filmmaking.

I admire many actors, though I don't think there's anyone whose career I would want to mirror sort of by the beats. What I'm really looking to do is constantly defy expectations. I'm very curious to see if you can actually have a character actor and a movie star's career combined.

I want to write, act, and direct!

The day the producers aren't minting money, or the fans are done with me and, most of all, I as a person get bored of acting, I will stop and pursue my other interests. There is a lot to do: painting, writing, direction.

It was easy for me to leave acting for school, because I wasn't really in it as an adolescent for fulfilling reasons.

I love playing different characters all the time, so I'm concentrating on doing other stuff.

I never really planned a career. I've tried to avoid it. I've tried to do this stuff I felt for, the stuff I like. So, I've just been meeting these fantastic directors who've offered me a variation of different parts and different films.

In 2000, I realized I had reached that certain age when the parts get scarcer. So I decided to try my hand at directing.

I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn't. I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and humanitarian issues.

If I had to start over, I'd pursue photography - probably to the exclusion of acting.

Every actor I ever meet goes, 'Ultimately I plan on having my own company and write and direct,' but yes, I too would love to write and direct a movie. I want to do a play, too. I want to do it all.

I still have agents in France, Los Angeles and Amsterdam who call and suggest parts. I'd love to keep on doing both painting and acting until the end of my days.

The only reason my work seems to be eclectic up to a certain period is because I was a failure as an actor.