Comedian Quotes

Independent film is for actors that love to act.

I was familiar with that and 'Rio Bravo.' 'Rio Bravo' was what John Carpenter did, that brilliant move of taking a western and turning it into an urban flick. And from there you got, you know, all the cop genre movies of the time.

I see the new Latin artist as a pioneer, opening up doors for others to follow. And when they don't open, we crowbar our way in.

I love independent films, it's the only place as an actor you're totally allowed to breathe.

I like drama. I love being in a drama where I get to be the funny guy. That's what I really love the most.

I had a great movement teacher - he showed me how to walk so I wasn't becoming like a cartoon.

He wanted to be a lawyer, couldn't afford it, so he started dealing to go to college - good intention.

He thinks he can use the jail for networking to be somebody. In that way, he's always operating.

Every dad who loves his daughter is not going to want her to go with the penniless slacker loser poet bum, when she could go out with someone who's successful.

At Murry Bergtraum High I wanted to be as different from my father as possible. So I acted out in school, I was very anti-authority.

My parents were incredibly strict, almost military style.

Latins for Republicans - it's like roaches for Raid.

Things have always sort of happened for me. Something else always comes up.

The fun part for me is to just really push that envelope.

That's my opportunity to hide behind that old lady and say what I want to say.

I often feel like I could fall off the face of the Earth. As long as 'Mama' was around, nobody would really miss me. People really think of her as an actual person. People all the time see me and ask, 'Where's Mama?' Like she should be with me.

We grew to know the meaning of love. That is what allowed me and my family to stay close together.

I wanted to trust in my partners and the directors and producers and do the best I can to deliver what I could deliver.

You make due with the time you have here. Hopefully when you pass on, somebody can look back and say, 'Wow, they made a difference in some kind of way.'

If somebody pisses me off and I understand it ain't personal then I'll go to another place and I'll meditate.

You can be cool and at the same time respect your woman, who will hopefully become your wife, who will hopefully become the mother of your kids. America needs to get back to family values.

I don't want to sound facetious, but humour is the key to the soul. You know what I mean?

I'm most proud of the blessings that God has bestowed upon me, in my life. He's given me the vision to truly see that you can fall down, but you can still get back up. Hopefully I'll learn from my mistakes and have the opportunity to strengthen and improve the next thing I do.

The church must be the critic and guide of the state, and never its tool.

The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.

I'm finding it increasingly difficult to simply walk down the street. In New York, I dashed in to buy a big pair of sunglasses to conceal myself, but the guy behind the counter shouted 'Hey! It's Dr. House.'

I have resolved to pick one novel and just read it over and over again for the rest of my life, because I cannot remember anything anymore.

I hate menus, I hate choosing food. I just want to be brought. Bring me dinner!

I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didn't think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine.

I don't have a single complete show or movie or anything else that I could look at and say, 'Nailed that one.' But endless dissatisfaction is, I suppose, what gets us out of bed in the morning.