Quotes by John Leguizamo

“My parents talked to me in Spanish and I answered in English,”

“I see the new Latin artist as a pioneer, opening up doors for others to follow. And when they dont open, we crowbar our way in.”

“Its always the same thing that drives me -- a type of character or personality that Ive never done before, or that allows me to try out some new acting technique. So Im always experimenting and looking for that interesting hook.”

“There are just so many intellectual things with the script that arent normal, ... breaking all the rules, and it still works.”

“When youre that type of personality and come into any work environment,”

“A Day With the Living Dead,”

“He was like twitching and frothing and it was my father, ... I went like all pale. I felt all the blood leave my body. And then my father was like, How dare you? And he stormed out of the theater and I followed him and we fought and argued and hugged and he cried and we made up.”

“Its a really confined space, and you cant sway your head or swing your arms or tip your head back or any of that, or else youll completely screw up the recording.”

“Ive been bouncing off the walls since childhood. Expelled from school. In trouble. Kid with no future. Comedy was the only answer.”

“Freak.”

Latins for Republicans - its like roaches for Raid.

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