In my college years, I worked as a union labor organizer. I was just one of the many workers trying to do my part to help the community.

I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if possible, they should pursue an advanced degree... I am convinced that education is the great equalizer.

If you're afraid to live your life in a glass bubble, how can you do what we do in this industry?

I'm an actor. I love to act. That's my job. I'll leave the politicking to others.

There are a lot of doors that still get shut, and there are a lot of walls to still breach. But, the stuff that does come across to me, or that I hear about or read about, that I'm willing to go out there and fight for, I still have to go audition. I do have a certain leeway to choose, from that group, what I want to say, as an artist.

There's something so familial and intimate between a boxer and his trainer.

I've been in California for about 15 years now. You're always in your car and insulated. I miss New York so much.