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.

Most of the great directors I've worked with - De Palma, Spike Lee - like rehearsals.

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.

I love independent films, it's the only place as an actor you're totally allowed to breathe.

I like drama. I love being in a drama where I get to be the funny guy. That's what I really love the most.

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

I had a whole new respect for directors.