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"I think my recognizability ebbs and flows. I don't lead a particularly celebrity lifestyle or anything like that. I don't go to showbiz parties or red-carpet events, so it all depends on whether I've got a film out. I've not been very visible in the last year or so and as a result hardly anyone stops me in the street."
"I tip like crazy. They'll remember me. Celebrity can be expensive."
"I think that's the thing. I don't want to date a celebrity. I want to date a normal person. So I'm looking for a normal person."
"I've always felt that celebrity was wonderful for a lot of the perks that it could give you."
"I regret that I wasn't the kind of person who could enjoy celebrity. It embarrassed me too much."
"My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn't mean you're supposed to be a celebrity now."
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"I've been in California for about 15 years now. You're always in your car and insulated. I miss New York so much."
"If you're afraid to live your life in a glass bubble, how can you do what we do in this industry?"
"In my college years, I worked as a union labor organizer. I was just one of the many workers trying to do my part to help the community."
"I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if possible, they should pursue an advanced degree. I am convinced that education is the great equalizer."
"For minority actors, developing our own projects has to be the eventual path. We have a lot of stories to tell and a really unique voice. But none of that is going to be heard as long as we're just the hired hands, acting."
"It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment."
"There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very, very hard and always be prepared; never give up; and once you get the job, give them more than they ever expected: - Shine!"
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