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I love comedy and I would write things to myself as an exercise in writing. I didn't do well for years, and I quit. I started to break down why I was afraid and started to look at people I admired, like Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Freddie Prinze, George Carlin and all.

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George Lopez
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: April 23
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It's a great day in America when white people, black people and Latinos can all come together and pick on another minority.
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We are now the proud owners of a white boy. Now we have to shop in the caucasian isle and get sunscreen, mayonaise and mild salsa because the other ones really hawt!
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I think we all feel the same things most of the time, we just don't know how to put it into words. When I'm on stage, I say it. The truth makes people laugh.
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I prefer my Mexican food to have a little bit of an animal that suffered a little bit. That's some of the best food.
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As Latinos, you want [people] to come to America - not necessarily Latinos, but [anyone who wants] to come here for a better life. That's kind of how this country was founded and the history of this country.
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I had a very difficult childhood. I was surrounded by people who had both parents, which made me feel different. Having a bit of a rougher existence early on, it made me appreciate the work ethic that my grandparents instilled in me.
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I'm a big fan of reality shows. I thought the first one, Dukes of Hazzard, captured white people perfectly.
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It's good to see people not smoking. You get dressed up, and you smoke, and it gets in your clothes. You go, 'What should I wear tonight?' 'I don't know, honey, how about something menthol?'
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It's not even about black and white anymore, because so many people are from mixed backgrounds and mixed ethnicities, and it's just a great time to be able to pull all that together.
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I'd shake his hand, but I think that's what's holding up his pants.
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If you read social media, you can see how immigration is such a hot-button debate and [a hotbed] of ignorance. You know there's guys that say immigrants come here, and they create so much crime and they take jobs. There's multiple sides to every story.
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Whoever is my relative, I will not be nice to them.
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No Angie, it's instant. Like when someone trips in the cafeteria and you're laughing so hard milk comes out of your nose, the guy next to you is laughing so hard he accidentally farts. BOOM! Friends for life!
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D.C. is a great place. The music, jazz, has always been great here, the restaurants have always been fantastic here. And there's been a lot of changes in this city over the last 30 years, and all for the better.
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Obama is the closest thing to a Latino that we have. Barack. Everybody wants to see his birth certificate too.
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I didn't want to be nobody, and that was the only way I could be somebody was to do stand-up.
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When things are bad, it's the best time to reinvent yourself.
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I never realized I could love people as much as I do now.
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I've spent days in cinemas answering questions from the audience, in interviews, travelling abroad, and all they do is thank me nicely.
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80% of the women who were asked if they fake orgasms said yes. Actually, they said Yes! Oh God, Yes!
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