Many Mexican directors are scared to shoot in Mexico City, which is why there are many stories in Mexican cinema about little rural towns, or set a hundred years ago.
Really, Mexico City has always been this big, complex monster of a city that has always had real problems and needs, and I've always found my way through it in different ways.
As a city, it is always compelling. But every day in Mexico City, I give thanks that I am alive.
I saw what I could [in Mexico City], but we rarely got anything other than big, mainstream American films.