American - Comedian | January 6, 1979 -
There aren't any concrete steps to becoming a comic.
Cristela Alonzo
ConcreteStepsBecomingComicAny
When you have a different name, people just kind of take the liberty to spell it how they want.
PeopleNameYouLibertyWantKind
The Texas thing is such a big deal because whenever I see Texas in a TV show, they always show slow-moving cattle and cowboys with the hats. I wanted to show that Texas isn't a stereotype.
TexasHatsAlwaysSeeI SeeBig
I love multi-cam. I grew up in a border town in South Texas right next to Mexico, a million miles away from this world... and to me, multi-cams are just like theater.
LoveMeWorldBorderTexasRight
To me, a multi-cam is just like the feeling you get from the audience.
MeYouFeelingAudienceGetJust
I love basketball. I love football. And to me, I think that's a dimension that you don't see with a lot of female leads, especially. I have a genuine love for it, and I always thought it was very interesting to show that side of me.
LoveFootballMeBasketballThink
I used to love 'Murphy Brown' as a kid. I didn't even understand half of the jokes that were going on, but I loved the character so much that they stood out.
LoveCharacterLovedUnderstandKid
We don't have enough Latinos on TV just getting cast in supporting roles; the idea of having your own show named after you seemed like such a long shot.
EnoughLongYouOwnLatinosJust
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.
PerformanceLovedDoingBackYears
My mom ending up passing away, and I got really depressed and didn't have money for therapy, and so I started doing standup to cope with my mom's death.
MoneyDeathMomEndingDoingUp
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Cristela Alonzo quotes