As a Latin man, obviously immigration has been a part of my culture for decades. [I] grew up understanding what you go through in order to come to this country and searching for that American dream.

As Latinos, we are so aware of what people go through in order to come to America. It's very interesting to do research on something that's been culturally a part of your existence.

I think psychology would be an easy transition and figuring out the human mind somehow.

There comes a time in your life where you're called to not only reinvent yourself but to rebuild your spirit. It's so relevant today.

I was always wondering why the first ten minutes of eating fast food is heavenly and then after those ten minutes you start feeling like s**t?

It was very interesting [book Fast Food Nation] because all my friends who were in college, [and] this book became almost mandatory for them to read.

The sex with Mandy was good, but it wasn't like warm apple pie.