“It's true that immigrant novels have to do with people going from one ...” — Oscar Hijuelos Quote

“It's true that immigrant novels have to do with people going from one country to another, but there isn't a single novel that doesn't travel from one place to another, emotionally or locally.”

“Latins are predisposed to thinking about the past. Catholicism has a lot to do with it because Catholicism is a contemplation of the past, of symbols that are supposed to be eternally present.”

“When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.”

“My career's been a slow and steady build, which I'm grateful for, because had it been this thing where I just exploded, I don't know that I, as a sensitive person, could have handled it emotionally.”

“When I was acting for the first time in 'Squid Game,' I listened to a lot of music. I listened to a lot of music by Sanulrim, Yoo Jae-Ha and Kwang-seok. In particular, I listened to the song 'Reminiscence' by Sanulrim a bunch. Listening to that song assisted me emotionally.”

“To me the important thing for a comic to be is emotionally honest.”