I've never gone for the smooth, suave Latin or French lover. That usually makes me think they're trying to pull one over on me.
Latin men are the most passionate men in the world - they may not be the most aggressive, but they are very passionate, very romantic.
It is to TV that I owe my freedom from bondage of the Latin lover roles. Television came along and gave me parts to chew on. It gave me wings as an actor.
Rudolf Valentino looks very much alive and he looks up ladies dresses as they sadly pass him by.
A story a friend told me about being in New York and meeting this Latin-lover kind of guy. They went up to her hotel room, and the guy kind of pounced on her and told her to spread her legs, shouting, "Surrender the pink! Surrender the pink!" That's where it's from.
I think Benjamin Bratt is the most dreamy... he's dreamy! And I love the fact that he's got this Peruvian heritage; he's absolutely striking.
Once they call you a Latin Lover, you're in real trouble. Women expect an Oscar performance in bed.
BUT, in terms of attractiveness, speaking in terms of physical aspects only I think that Argentinean, Italian, Mexican, and Spanish men are among the most attractive men.
If you can believe it, Hollywood wanted to change my birthdate. I was born after Valentine's Day, so they wanted to change it to February 14. A Latin lover should be born on Valentine's Day. I said no.
I never pictured myself as a telenovela galan - never imagined I'd be in a soap opera.
