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" I have really good managers and agents who are very selective in what they send me. "

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" I've tested for I-don't-know-how-many pilots, and I didn't get any of them. I would always try to go off the top and make it as spontaneous as possible, but acting in sitcoms is such a skill set, and I didn't have it. I wish I did back when I was younger. "

" The reason I love Lollapalooza is because it's a great music festival. "

" I was in really good shape after I finished this movie, 'End of Watch.' "

" I guess people recognize me, but I'm not a household name. Two out of every five people who come up to me know my name. The one thing I don't want is to be followed by paparazzi. "

" I thought of myself as an individual ever since I was little. "

" Drama is basically what I do, so it's a compliment that people think it's hard for me to get back to drama. "

" I was in L.A., like, four months, and I got my first part. Then I was like, 'OK, I'm staying.' "

" You know, one of my favorite movies that inspired me and got me started was 'Dead Poet's Society.' "

" I don't think people are experiencing superhero fatigue. Do you hear people complaining that there are too many action movies? I think it's good entertainment. "

" I wouldn't say I have comedy chops. I guess you get lucky with good writing because I don't think I'm a comedian by any stretch of the imagination. "

" I grew up in the ghetto, and the thing is when there were problems, I knew when to get away. "

" I don't know if I'm necessarily a role model, but hopefully I can inspire any artist - Latin or otherwise - to do this thing for a living. "

" I'll do anything to make my kid laugh. "

" There's a bigger percentage of good cops than bad cops. But the bad cops should be penalised like regular people. "

" It would be great to play Cesar Chavez. That would be an interesting role for me. "

" I'm an American, and I live pretty well. But go down to Mexico, and a lot of people really don't. So what, we're going to blame them for trying to get out? "

" I think writing is the most underrated thing in Hollywood. "

" There's something about coming up with something out of nothing. I work with somebody else's creation already, and I just try to make it better. "

" For me, when I do my best acting, it's mainly imagination. Then I really have a lot of fun with it. "

" I think, in any debate, you have to respect the other person's point of view, if you agree or disagree. "

" When I did 'Crash,' to be honest with you, it was just another acting job. I just wanted to do as good as I possibly could. "

" Regardless of whatever job you do, you want to see the importance of it or how it can be important. I think by inspiring the people that I come from - if I inspire anyone - would be worth it. "

" Paul Rudd has a very specific brand of humor. "

" I don't know about you, but for me, if I got to present any kind of award, I'm shaking in my pants. "

" There are certain people you don't have to worry about on set. "

" What's funny isn't really me. What I do is point out what I find funny in others. "

" My brother and my father both got laid off around the same that I was starting to do this movie 'Chavez.' And at the same time, it was when all the bailouts were happening. "

" I think about where I grew up and how I grew up: my dad was making $25,000 a year. Taking a chance wasn't really taking a chance. It was like you were going for something better. To me, there wasn't that much risk involved. "