Cristela Alonzo quotes

Whatever you want to do with your life, you really got to want it. And if you want it, and you work hard, it will happen. (Cristela Alonzo)

It might sound dramatic and a little grandiose, but as a Latina, I would like to be someone that gives a voice to my culture.

Cristela Alonzo

I always knew, even as a kid, that my mom had a really rough life, and I always wanted to make her feel happy and to make her feel good.

Cristela Alonzo

My family doesn't understand trying to chase your dreams because they were all about survival.

Cristela Alonzo

I'm not trying to represent the whole Latino community. There are too many different cultures, and Latinos will always say, 'My family doesn't do that.'

Cristela Alonzo

My stand-up has a lot of performance in it, and I loved doing it so much that, after years, I put the idea of having a show on the back burner.

Cristela Alonzo

When you have a different name, people just kind of take the liberty to spell it how they want.

Cristela Alonzo

There aren't any concrete steps to becoming a comic.

Cristela Alonzo

As a kid, I really wanted to have my own show. But when you grow up in poverty, people tell you nothing is possible. So I kind of gave up on that dream.

Cristela Alonzo

A lot of my material was based on my family.

Cristela Alonzo

Because I grew up in McAllen, we would watch Televisa a lot. (Cristela Alonzo)

The first eight years of my life, we lived in an abandoned diner - we were basically squatters.

Cristela Alonzo

Two brothers and a sister, my niece, my nephew... we're a very small group. We're very close, very tight-knit. We spend every holiday weekend together.

Cristela Alonzo

My goal has always been to just kind of show how my family, we might be a different culture, but we're completely like everybody else.

Cristela Alonzo

If I'm laughing, you know I'm either very happy or very sad. I cope with things with jokes.

Cristela Alonzo

I understand a lot of celebrities lose weight because they have the opportunity to get in shape and become healthier, but when you get so polished, you can't tell the story of a blue-collar family anymore.

Cristela Alonzo

I love the Rio Grande Valley. I always say it's home - Texas is home. I've been out in L.A. a little over ten years, and I still get so excited when I go back home. It just feels comfortable; it makes me smile.

Cristela Alonzo

Cristela Alonzo

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Occupation: American Comedian
Born: January 6, 1979
Quotes count: 17

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