Diego:
“There is a scene in Sólo Dios Sabe where the character
talks with God about all the things that have happened to him,
like the death of his mom. And though Diego is not the
one speaking, it was an opportunity to extract everything that I
was bringing. This is the principal gift that this movie gave
me, in addition to knowing a country as beautiful as Brazil,
which like an idiot I had not visited earlier. I think Brazil is
a country that we have much to learn about, and the language
should not separate us so much.”
Diego
Luna thinks that Sólo Dios Sabe allows the spectator to
wonder if really is where he wants to be. Have you asked
yourself about this also?
Diego: “Yes, every moment I stop to see what I am doing and if I
am in the place I want to be. I did it for the first time when I
realized that I was going all over and working everywhere, in
movies that I did not necessarily have to do and accepted simply
for the fact of working non-stop. Now I wanted to give myself a
little vacation to return to Mexico, make a home and there has
arisen in me the need to lay down roots here.”
Nevertheless, despite the intense work load, Diego cannot deny
that this is his life.
“In these reflections I have also come to the conclusion that
this is what it makes to me happy, especially for the time here
I do just what I want to do, which is a gift, a luck that not
everyone can boast of having.”
Was it
very difficult for you to obtain these privileges?
Diego: “To say that it cost me a lot would be arrogant, because
there are people who do not obtain everything in their life. Of
course, it’s also necessary to be ready and to be there to make
use of things. Fortunately, I’ve known what I want to be since I
was a boy and this gives you an advantage over the rest, because
there are many that make a career and later realize it is not
really what they like. Since I was 16 years old I realized what
I was searching for in life and that's why I now enjoy what I
have.”
That is
in the professional plane, but what is there of the personal
plane?
Diego: “On a personal level I am like everyone else, you go
through many moments. I cannot tell you that I am the happiest
man, but now I am where I want to be and who I want to be with.
Life has peaks and valleys all the time, but I have risked
everything to be happy and believe it’s been worth while,
because in these times I feel happy.”
During
the special premiere of the film Diego referred to the political
situation of Mexico as a historical fact without precedents.
What reading do you give to this situation?
Diego: “I think it is something very sad. I believed I had idea
of what was happening, but suddenly I feel lost. I feel that I
do not understand anything. It’s as if it was a zoo and they
suddenly opened the cages and all the animals were leaving.
Earlier there was a very corrupt order, but an order at last. We
were used to that. We were the generation of the PRI impunity,
but now everyone is against everyone and the only thing that
does not exist is order. Nobody dares to say it affected what
our institutions are and what deep damages are in this country.
It seemed that nobody wants to really see the gravity of
things... It’s alarming the country we have nowadays.”
To what
do you attribute this attitude of the people?
Diego: “I think it’s because the conflicts that we know more
about are at a personal level. They are power struggles and
there is no President who is going to solve the damages of this
country, for that requires a lot of time. So that there is
really change in this country it’s necessary to make a strong
investment in education and eradicate the poverty. Until that
occurs, nothing will happen. But in politics they all only go
for their own little 100 meter medal and this is the longest
marathon.”
The outlook is quite distressing in this sense...
Diego: “I hope God knows what the solution is, for the prompt
thing I believe that cinema can be very important in this time.
So many things are happening in
Mexico
and the entire world, so quickly, that cinema and documentary
(films) can have a chance to speak about it, take photos of it
and be able to reflect in the face of that.”
While this happens, Diego Luna will take a break away from the
cinema screen to rest from the emotional exhaustion
that represents the interpretation of such diverse characters as
those he’s done in the last years.
“I’m not going to make cinema for now. I have other very
personal projects. I must finish my documentary and another
small thing that’s cooking. I need time to forget, in order to
remember who I am, because I am finishing doing two of the most
intense characters that I’ve done in my life and I need a
breather, so I’m going to give myself that. The emotional drain
is major every time. It’s like a party, that when it becomes
bigger, the hangover is stronger and stronger.”
Lastly, to express question on the comments that AB Quintanilla
made about the Mexicans, Diego warned that he was not able to
give an opinion
“because
you are presenting this gentleman to me now, I don’t know who he
is. For me, I like to speak about foreigners that I know and I
don’t know him.”
Keys
“Every moment to stop and see what I’m doing and if I am in a
place that I like. I did it for the first time when I realized
that it was going and working everywhere, in movies that I did
not necessarily have to do and that I was accepting simply for
the fact of working non-stop.”
Translated from:
http://www.milenio.com/mexico/hey/nota.asp?id=436082
