Usually, whenever I take on any project, I have to be moved.
I cried two times because I really empathize with the lead character in particular, Chiron.
He reminded me of a little cousin, my nephew, he reminded me of my future son.
When I read the role to read as Teresa, I saw myself in her.
I knew I had to get her backstory.
I had to have done all the research.
Its the first time I filmed a sex scene.
Its the first time these actors had performed a sex scene, he says.
Its very delicate in keeping with most of the film, but it kept me up at night.
