American - Actor | October 1, 1962 -
I always pull over for people who need a push.
Esai Morales
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If you don't look like the ruling class, bring your inhaler.
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I don't get paid like a person that everyone knows, but I get paid so much more in so many ways.
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You know, I'm not making top dollar, but when you're making top dollar, there are a lot of people waiting for you to fall.
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Being an actor you have a lot of expenses.
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Well, actually yes, in 1988. There was a warrant for me because my assistant hadn't paid a ticket of mine.
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I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor get to be the hero?
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I believe if people understood each other more, if people took the time and realize it's not 'all about me' and I'm on a big planet with a lot of other people and concerns, maybe we can learn how to get along with each other.
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I remember doing 'La Bamba' and thinking, 'Do you really think that Latinos will be accepted in mainstream?' and I said, 'Someday I hope so, but there is no guarantee.'
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I think that racism has gotten more subtle, and it's not even racism anymore: it's placism. Like where you live or whether you went to community college or Harvard, and it exists within the race.
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Shows like 'Seinfeld' and 'Friends,' they have, like, one or two damn characters throughout the whole series that are minorities.
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We hear a lot in this country about family, and 'American Family' just shows us a portrait we haven't seen as much of yet. 'American Family' lets us know that being American isn't about the color of your hair or eyes or skin: it's really a state of mind.
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