“The embargo doesn't affect the United States, not even minimally; all ...” — Jorge M. Perez Quote

“The embargo doesn't affect the United States, not even minimally; all of Cuba's economy is smaller than that of Miami-Dade County, and the ones who suffer the most are Cubans. If you talk to them in the street, they're the ones most interested in the opening of a free market in their country.”

“I was never supposed to be a businessman. I was going to change the world. I was going to go back to Latin America and work on agrarian reform and equalize the differences between rich and poor.”

“I will never let money from anyone affect what I do.”

“I once saw a lump of Greenland breaking off into the sea and moving south, which of course will affect the atmosphere and us generally, and it'll happen more and more.”

“My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances.”