John Leguizamo quotes

John Leguizamo is an American actor, comedian, and producer known for his dynamic performances on stage and screen. His career includes notable roles in films such as "Romeo + Juliet," "Moulin Rouge!," and the "Ice Age" franchise. He is also recognized for his one-man shows and advocacy for Latino representation in entertainment. Here are 25 of his quotes:

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. (John Leguizamo)
Latins for Republicans - it's like roaches for Raid. View quote
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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. View quote
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Yeah, that came out of a reading. It was great. It's such a fun crew to be with, and we all went out the night before and that really encouraged us to go out and get drunk. View quote
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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. View quote
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He thinks he can use the jail for networking to be somebody. In that way, he's always operating. View quote
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He wanted to be a lawyer, couldn't afford it, so he started dealing to go to college - good intention. View quote
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America may not realize it yet, but Latin prototypes are being created right now, and not just by me. They are these mambo kings and salsa queens, Aztec lords and Inca princesses, every Hernandez and Fernandez, whom this country will one day come to understand and respect. View quote
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We are taking our culture and suturing it to America. Like gum on the bottom of a shoe, we are not going to disappear. Unlike other peoples who totally assimilated, we are more interested in co-assimilation. View quote
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You grow up Latin in this country and you're a third class citizen from the word go, and so you have to deal with everything around you from that point of view and trying to feel entitled. View quote
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There were no Latin people on 'Star Trek,' that this was proof that they weren't planning to have us around for the future. (John Leguizamo)
He made the characters a lot more three-dimensional. It's still a 'B' movie and it's still kinda campy. Now it's these really well-developed characters, really three-dimensional. View quote
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My parents were incredibly strict, almost military style. View quote
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There was no point. It's already done. Let's leave that alone. I mean, if you're not going to come there with something new, then just leave it alone. View quote
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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. View quote
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Independent film is for actors that love to act. View quote
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Rehearsals make a huge difference. View quote
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Marriage is wild. I thought it was this perfect land of happiness and joy. Wrong! After you say you do, you don't for a long time. View quote
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To be a comedian, you gotta jokesmith, there's no way around it. View quote
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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. View quote
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The thing I gravitated to was being the class clown. It was very competitive. (John Leguizamo)
I was always writing. I was writing in high school because it was a really competitive school for class clowns; I used to have to write all of my snaps and my disses the night before and then act like I was making it up the next day. View quote
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Most of the great directors I've worked with - De Palma, Spike Lee - like rehearsals. View quote
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I love independent films, it's the only place as an actor you're totally allowed to breathe. View quote
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I had a great movement teacher - he showed me how to walk so I wasn't becoming like a cartoon. View quote
John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo - Image
Photo: Jay Dixit, CC BY 4.0
Occupation: American Actor
Born: July 22, 1960
Quotes count: 25
Wikipedia: John Leguizamo

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