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Acting is kind of a calling for me so I'm just happy to be there and do great work.
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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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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That's the happiest I am, when I'm doing great work.
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My parents were incredibly strict, almost military style.
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Voices come to me but to maintain them is hard work. They go away just as easily, so I have to remember them and that takes work. With Sid, I needed to make sure you could understand what he is saying, his enunciation. Sometimes I couldn't even say my own name [his name] in his voice. It sounds like 'Shid', it sounds a bit like he has a lisp.
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I was working at Kentucky Fried Chicken when my math teacher said, You're failing in school, you're messing up, why don't you just try this? I said, Alright, let me try it, and I started going to acting classes and I loved it. I thought, I may not make it but I love doing it.
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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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Bryan Cranston is generous, he's funny. When we did a wedding scene [in The Infiltrator ], at the end of the movie with a big set piece, he put the veil off the bride, he put it on, he pretended like we were getting married, he's just a goof.
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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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I knew Linda Cardellini from when we did ER together - she was always great, such a cool spirit.
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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 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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I don't know if tennis players feel like that but when you have a great opponent - although I didn't feel like he [ Ben Mendelsohn ] was an opponent - you just know your game is going to jack up and it's just going to raise the bar. I couldn't wait for that elevation.
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I had a whole new respect for directors.
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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.
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