Quotes by George Lopez

“It means a lot in that I always felt invisible, and I was louder in my own head than I was verbally, ... I was torturing myself, wanting to say things and not knowing how to be. The stand-up was a way out but it never came easy. So to have something thats named after me make it, and that has history tied to Desi and Freddie and now Freddie Jr., its unbelievable to me because I never really thought anything good would happen to me.”

“I think its easier for African American and white comics to be praised than it is Latinos because they think our culture or our humor is substandard, ... I mean, I just dont think they want to give us credit. I just dont think that they see us as important enough to be at their level. . . . Im the longest-produced (comedy) at Warner Bros. and I dont feel special. They come over and say hello. But everybodys gonna make a lot of money and I dont feel like Im special to them.”

“Imagine going in knowing that no Mexican American before you had ever succeeded in a lead role,”

“I actually graze at several of the homes while Im playing. There a lot of food going on. I drink and eat and use the restrooms in a lot of the houses. What better way to really get closer to the fans than to steal their soap from the restrooms as they allow you to enter their homes?”

“If the tour had 10 of these, Id love to play in all 10 of them.”

“The putts break toward the diamond lane on the freeway here. I had a putt break toward a call box, so I know it depends on what lane. I missed a two-footer because a guy was changing his tire in my line.”

“I dont think words can comfort at this time. Just love and support of his family, and for Will to know that millions of people loved his father and mother.”

“It helps me focus on our Lord and helps me get through the day.”

“When I look at the Gospel, I see how it is speaking to me at this time. I see how to be to others and it helps.”

“We saw this with [former Serbian leader] Slobodan Milosevic. We saw this with [former Liberian president] Charles Taylor. There is no reason knowing what we know now to reinvent the same scenario with a quite erratic Iranian leader. And while we dont have responsibility for that Iranian leader, we do have a responsibility for the outcomes of [policies] which will only further aggravate a situation rather than accomplish our goals.”

When things are bad, its the best time to reinvent yourself.

Whoever is my relative, I will not be nice to them.