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" All I would say to people who doubt 'Caprica' is: Everything good starts slow. "
Say
Who
Slow
" Anytime you do something Latino, yeah, I love the color, the spice. "
You
Color
I Love
" Being an actor you have a lot of expenses. "
Expenses
You
Being
" I always pull over for people who need a push. "
Need
Push
Pull
" I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor get to be the hero? "
Film
Tired
Latino
" I believe if people understood each other more, if people took the time and realize it's not 'all about me' and I'm on a big planet with a lot of other people and concerns, maybe we can learn how to get along with each other. "
Time
People
More
" I don't get paid like a person that everyone knows, but I get paid so much more in so many ways. "
More
Ways
Person
" If you don't look like the ruling class, bring your inhaler. "
Bring
Class
Like
" I just arrive, they hand me a script and say, do it. "
Hand
Script
Say
" I like the Beatles. They're at the core of my musicality. And John Lennon's my spiritual father. "
Father
Like
Spiritual
" I love being irreverent. But I hate being irrelevant. I love being irreverent because at the end of the day your actions belie your intentions. "
End
Love
Hate
" I love bringing roses to a woman when she least expects it. "
Valentine's Day
She
Roses
" I love shocking people. "
Shocking
People
Love
" I'm a very romantic person. "
Very
Person
Romantic
" I'm really, really dumb about describing wine, but I like wine that's full-bodied and dry. "
Dumb
Like
Really
" In order to be a lieutenant, you've got to have authority in your voice. No matter how young your face looks, you've got to let your guys know that you're in charge. "
Young
Know
You
" I remember doing 'La Bamba' and thinking, 'Do you really think that Latinos will be accepted in mainstream?' and I said, 'Someday I hope so, but there is no guarantee.' "
You
Hope
Remember
" I think that racism has gotten more subtle, and it's not even racism anymore: it's placism. Like where you live or whether you went to community college or Harvard, and it exists within the race. "
College
Think
Racism
" I went jogging up on Mulholland. In the middle of my run I had some form of asthma attack and couldn't even walk. I couldn't get a ride one block to my house. I thought I was going to die. "
Ride
Walk
House
" My character Esteban is a guy who really didn't think he was gonna be there at this point in his life. He's in his early 30s. He's got a son. He's raising his son as a single father. "
Character
Son
Think
" Shows like 'Seinfeld' and 'Friends,' they have, like, one or two damn characters throughout the whole series that are minorities. "
Minorities
Two
Damn
" We as Americans of Latin descent are just as American as anyone else of any other descent. "
Latin
Just
Any
" We hear a lot in this country about family, and 'American Family' just shows us a portrait we haven't seen as much of yet. 'American Family' lets us know that being American isn't about the color of your hair or eyes or skin: it's really a state of mind. "
Family
Mind
Know
" Well, actually yes, in 1988. There was a warrant for me because my assistant hadn't paid a ticket of mine. "
Yes
Because
Me
" When you have a little 10-month-old who is climbing up your leg because you are their mountain - there's no nobler reason to get out of bed every day. There's no better reason to live, to make sure you provide as much guidance and as much room for that child to thrive. "
Live
You
Mountain
" You know, I'm not making top dollar, but when you're making top dollar, there are a lot of people waiting for you to fall. "
Top
You
Fall
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