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Quotes by Actor

"It's not like a corporate job where the more you accumulate on your resume and the more hours you put in, the higher up you get; it's simply not the case. That being said, if I had known that and known what kind of career I'd get into, I still would have pursued it."


"Just because there are celebrities in a movie, it doesn't mean anything. I don't think The Ant Bully did all that well the first week at the box office. Compare the movies that have a lot of celebrities with the Jimmy Neutron movie, which had no celebrity voices and grossed almost one hundred million dollars."

"I'm attracted to images that come from a personal exploration of a subject matter. When they have a personal stamp to them, then I think it becomes identifiable."

"Hollywood is tied hand and foot to the demands for artificiality of the masses all over the world."

"When you're making pictures out of heartfelt passion, it hurts when someone calls them a calculated business move."


"I'm really an actor first. I'd love to do more straight plays."


"You've seen how they make movies like Star Wars and stuff. They're never really there. They're in front of a green screen just pretending to be jumping around."

"There are very little things in this life I cannot afford and patience is one of them."

"I was the worst extra, I was 'that' guy. I was the guy on the phone trying to get the Oscar for best extra - for best background performance."

"Restoration I did because I really loved e novel and I like Michael Hoffman, who directed it, but it wasn't a really challenging part for me. I'm not critical of the film: I just don't think I gave a very interesting performance."

"But I try not to become preoccupied with that because with whatever direction I follow, with whatever advice I've followed or not followed, It's landed me in New York, in a very beautiful hotel, talking to people about something that I love. So I ain't that far off."

"It is a Modern day, and these times need Modern solutions to Modern problems."

"I just want to be healthy and happy. I don't want to hurt anybody or make them mad. If that's a philosophy then that's my philosophy."

"There comes a point in your life when you realize how quickly time goes by, and how quickly it has gone. Then it really speeds up exponentially. With that, I think you start to put a lot of things into context; you start to see how huge the world is, and really, the universe."

"They asked me why I was wearing heels, and I said, I'm trying to hide my ass. They gave me a prosthetic behind."


"If you had a face like mine, you'd punch me right on the nose, and I'm just the fella to do it."

"I enjoy doing everything, comedy and drama. I just look for the characters really and what they offer."

"You can get digital technology that almost is film quality, and go make little films and do everything you can to find a little understanding of your own voice and it will grow - Don't take no for an answer - Take every opportunity you can to do something."


"All the directors that I've had the opportunity to work with are fantastic."

"I like to consider myself an actor who just happens to be Hispanic."
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