I see the new Latin artist as a pioneer, opening up doors for others to follow. And when they don't open, we crowbar our way in.

I love life, man, and I embrace every minute of it so maybe I bring that on the set. I love people and I want to have a good time.

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."

I'm hoping my play opens up conversations, I hope it makes people question textbooks, I hope it makes #OscarsSoWhite and #HollywoodSoWhite question things. I hope my play sparks conversation between Latin kids and Latin parents and people start doing their own due diligence as well, I think it's everyone's responsibility.

Don't confuse the beginning of my world with the breakup of yours.

The difficulty of being a Latin kid, a Latin man in this country [U.S].

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.