Jaime Camil

“I usually decide if I'm going to do a movie based on if I like the script or not. I thought 'Pulling Strings' had every single element that a classic romantic comedy needs to be a success. It's very well written. The cast was amazing. It was a decision I made based on the power of the script.”

“Phenomenons only happen once in a lifetime.”

“I had opera training for three years, and I have three albums out. I also did a Broadway show. I'm an actor that sings, so it is in my blood. It is in my system.”

“If you want to be an actor because you want to be recognized on the street and have people ask you for autographs, look for another career. If you want to be an actor because you love being on stage and want to capture a person's heart, go for it.”

“In Mexic,o the concept of a sitcom doesn't actually exist - even if you do a sitcom, technically speaking, because it airs from Monday to Friday, they put it in the telenovela category. But, of course, I am from Mexico and grew up with the telenovela culture.”

“The real mariachis in Mexico are singers like Agustin Lara and Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete - the Golden Era of Mexican Filmmaking. Mariachis sing very soft and very beautiful. That's old-school mariachi. They are caressing the songs.”

“The fact that we are playing Latinos does not mean that you have to be shouting 'fiesta,' 'taco,' or talking in the same way most Latin characters do in American television.”

“I've always been a fan of Five For Fighting's song 'Superman.' It's like an anthem, and I love it.”

“When you have kids, all your plans, everything that you do is for them to have fun.”

“You should never turn your back on the market that gave you notoriety and be who you are and give you the numbers it gives you in the United States. I can't deny that the success I've had in the United States or the success that 'Pulling Strings' was due to my work in Latin America.”

“When I'm on stage, I feel alive. It's the most rewarding feeling an actor can live.”

“It would be very ungrateful of me to turn my back or stop doing work in Latin America.”

“The worst job I ever had was when I had to try to sell a service for medical waste treatment.”

“The projects I have done on television, they're sitcoms, situational comedies. The problem is, maybe because they go on every day, Monday through Friday, one-hour format, maybe that's why they're labeled as a telenovela. But technically speaking, they're sitcoms because they're situational comedies.”

“I'm a big fan of fatherhood, and I'm a big fan of my family.”

“Perhaps I've been perceived more as a romantic comedy actor, but overall, I enjoy acting in any shape or form.”

“I love a good Steve Martin, Martin Short scene where they're being super physical - I don't mean to compare myself - but I relate to their type of comedy because they do crazy stuff but come at it in an honest way.”

“I love marketing a lot, and I'm very creative when it comes to developing ideas for shows or publicity campaigns.”

“I want Charo to live with me in my house. I want to have her in my pocket whenever I need cheering up.”

“Hollywood, they make up these Latinos because they have a certain physical type or a certain name or whatever... It's not that easy. It's like me wanting to do a movie with an American actor, and I say, 'Hey listen, I have either Johnny Depp or Carrot Top.'”