In order to understand the mindset of a boxer, I needed to become a boxer myself. — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share Image
I thought I knew how to work out before I immersed myself into boxing. I now know what an extreme workout really… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share Image
Boxing, in the most general terms, is a poor man's sport. All you have is your hands to make a living. — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share Image
In boxing, there are no bad guys or good guys. Just people trying to make a living and trying to live up… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share Image
I think there's no creative process that goes without injuries and scratches and punches. You get beat up somehow, and that's part… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share Image
Boxing is all about how cool and controlled and clear your mind is. Violence only gets in the way of you winning… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share Image
To portray not only a boxer but a boxer like Roberto Duran, I needed to understand all the difficulties and the pressures… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share Image
For me, it was very important to be part of a boxing film that actually explores the psychological aspects of the sport,… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share Image
We use the term 'fight' very lightly - 'I've been fighting so hard to get my car, I've been fighting so hard… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share Image
Duran is a mythological figure in Latin America. He grew up in a time of turbulence because Panama was basically occupied by… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share Image
Panamanian boxing is unique - it's very musical. It's almost like a dance. It has a lot to do with being in… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share Image
I think that, in the end, the military behavior and intelligence services are not very different from each other. It's an attitude of hunters;… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share
I remember I would always joke among my friends about a remake of 'Point Break'. I would say, 'You know what? Whenever there's a… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share
I have a huge promotion: you've heard from me on 'Vantage Point' and also with 'Cyrano Fernandez' - that is a Venezuelan movie that… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share
I am a very active audience member. I want to be moved. I want to be confronted. I want to feel. — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share
You can't judge your characters or otherwise; it's not about you, it's about them. — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share
The truth is not a bidimensional thing; it's not flat. It's rounded; it's like a sphere, so there's always a hidden face. There's one… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share
We use the term 'fight' very lightly - 'I've been fighting so hard to get my car, I've been fighting so hard to get… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share
Never underestimate a populist. We have come to a moment where language is very important. Saying the media is the number one enemy of… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share
For me, it was very important to be part of a boxing film that actually explores the psychological aspects of the sport, more than… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share
I met Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu years ago during my college days, and I was in charge of international promotion of this movie festival he… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share
What drew me to the character is that Roberto Duran is the son of an American soldier - a Marine - stationed in Panama… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share
There's never a dull moment on a David O. Russell set. But that's the beauty of it. That's the magic. — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share
