I did Brad's first film The Take and I'm glad Brad [Furman] has not calmed down. I don't want him to ever calm down.

It takes time to understand yourself, to go inside yourself and to question yourself and really take yourself to task. That's self-expression.

Teachers are everything. I mean, you're a poor kid from the ghetto, your parents are busy working 24/7, working like a Mexican.

I did the bible as told through Hispanic people and they laughed and applauded. I thought, "Oh my god, this is what I want to do for the rest of my life."

I wanted to enjoy the process. I wanted to enjoy just being on stage and giving back and the feedback.

It's a product of being an actor, you know? A lot of your work doesn't end up on camera and some of the best things aren't always in the final product. But yeah, a lot of my stuff got cut and it was painful, but I know it was for the better of the movie.

There were no Latin people on 'Star Trek,' that this was proof that they weren't planning to have us around for the future.