And then being not just gay but Mexican in this country, I'm sure it was tough. He had a very self-destructive personality, but at the same time he had a lot of love to give. I heard from people that met him that he was a guy that when he was happy, it was obvious that he was happy, he was giving love to everyone, laughing and enjoying and sharing that happiness. He was a guy who was ready to give himself. He had something there, though, that not even he accepted: When everyone tells you you're not who they want you to be, and you believe it, then you start to hate yourself in a way that's never going to let you really enjoy life. He had love, he had friends, he belonged somewhere, yet it was never enough for him.
Diego Luna on playing Harvey Milk’s lover Jack Lira in Milk (2008)
