I guess one of the ways that karma works is that it finds out what you are most afraid of and then makes that happen eventually.

Mexicans are quasi-legal.

You can always tell when something is good, because the studio senses it has something good, and you can see them pour more and more resources into it. The promotion gets bigger and bigger.

Yeah, I'm the go-to guy for Mexican priests.

Marijuana was a new phenomenon when we started. Now it's for everyone - doctors, lawyers, presidents.

Being a Chicano in Hollywood, my experience is that you're not given credit for any sophistication... You're just kind of some guy that just crossed the border, you know, on the back of a truck and that's it.

I grew up half in South Central and half in the San Fernando valley.