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Latins for Republicans. It's like roaches for Raid.
John Leguizamo
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John Leguizamo
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: July 22
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John Alberto Leguizamo
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When I started performing I was like, Holy hell, how am I going to survive this? I was giving it my all in 15 minutes but now I had to do it for two hours.
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You know, I am kind of a bi-polarish schitzerphrenic. I run the gamut of being incredibly shy and withdrawn to being a crazy-eccentric exhibitionist. And I have always been like that.
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I'd be terrified even now for a Latin kid wanting to be an actor, but back then? Forget it. They must have thought I was going to be working in restaurants and driving cabs for the rest of my life.
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I think Brad [Furman] crafted an amazing film [The Infiltrator]. It's so complex, it's incredibly thrilling, incredibly touching and it's what people have been trying to do for years in Hollywood, is to try to capture what it's like to be undercover, what is that duality of life? And I think that Brad really caught that.
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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.
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I keep my kids out of the whole business entirely. Allegra and Lucas are five and six and I'm not interested in them doing any acting at all. I don't want my kids in show business. I keep them as far away from my work as possible.
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I did the bible as told through Hispanic people and they laughed and applauded. I thought, Oh my god, this is what I want to do for the rest of my life.
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I had a whole new respect for directors.
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The thing I gravitated to was being the class clown. It was very competitive.
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Well I was about to be expelled from school, I had been arrested and a teacher said: Why don't you try acting, instead of distracting the class? Why don't you use your comic talent for something more productive? My maths teacher suggested I do comedy and I decided to have a go. I pursued it after that. I was about 17.
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I love cartoons. So when they came to me to make Ice Age and this sequel, I was so happy.
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People can be anonymous when they go on blogs and say crazy things that they would never have the courage to say to your face.
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I was just school class clown and that was it. Someday I'll get a job as a cab driver or whatever.
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I gotta tell, that's one of the things in Hollywood that has not been a barrier. I've gotten lots of offers, and I did try my hand at it, I directed two commercials. I won best commercial of ad week [laughs] on my first try.
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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.
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With kids, the days are long, but the years are short.
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I think as you mature as an actor things open up to you in a lot of ways, especially if you do work on yourself.
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Most of the great directors I've worked with - De Palma, Spike Lee - like rehearsals.
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I like helping people achieve their dreams just like people helped me.
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I have a lot of heroes. I don't think people give enough of a tribute to their mentors. They try to act like they're spontaneous generations - they are faking liars.
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