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"As a Latino growing up in Spanish harlem, it's not easy trying not to be hot-headed."
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"Remember, it's still a mystery to be an adult. If you knew it all before eighteen, you'd have nothing to look forward to."
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"I really love the karate thing I did on CHIPs. I studied with a trainer because I knew we'd do episodes that had karate."
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"I do get a lot of mail. I get a lot of foreign mail because my mail gets mixed with Emilio Estevez."
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