197 Quotes by John Leguizamo

I was quiet a lot when I was picked on as a kid because I didn't have anything to say back.

I was growing up and maturing at a time where we were invisible, man. We were nowhere except negative. Any time you saw a Latin person in Hollywood or on TV, they were some sort of negative character.

If everyone in your class has heroes, and they can relate to them in textbooks and literature, and then you don't see any of your heritage there, you feel less than. And I always wanted to be able to make Latin kids like myself feel more than.

I always wanted my kids to be proud of their heritage.

Work for work's sake doesn't thrill me, but when I'm in the zone, I'm creative, and the expression is free.

I love life, man, and I embrace every minute of it, so maybe I bring that on the set.

I have huge respect for whistle-blowers, people who stand up against their bosses and losing their careers, just for truth and justice.

Working with Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch was incredible.

You think you've done it all, and then you realize, 'No, there's so much more to do.'