The veteran star of Law and Order, Traffic and more dives into the meaning and background of Coco.
As I recall, I read the role of Hector.
And she said shed get back to me.
No, its definitely not an audition.
They are very firm about that.
Its not an audition.
Theyre just asking you to do this favor.
So I said okay, Ill go knowing full-well that on some level, its an audition.
Its nothing less than impressive, he enthuses.
But you get this sense of just full artistic commitment in every area.
Graphic arts, editorial, merchandising people there are intensely in love with the place they work at.
And that becomes kind of infectious.
This reflection of brown faces on this kind of scale has never been done.
And it was about time.
Universal things that all of us can relate to.
This sense of belonging, this recognition of identity and the importance of it.
And now seeing the completed film, they succeeded on every level.
I didnt grow up with that celebration specifically, he explains.
And there are members of my family who even provide offerings.
My mother emigrated here from Peru when she was 14, he adds.
Cocois out in theaters tomorrow (Wednesday, November 22).
