In My College Years, I Worked As

People Don't Walk Around Thinking Of Themselves As Bad People. You're Part Of The Environment That You Grow Up In, And There Can Be Decency In That. I Always Try To Find A Little Glimmer Of That, In Anything That I Do, Because You Can Find Places Where There's Humor Or Lightness In Something That's Deep And Profound, And That Tends To Resonate More And Make People More Human. As An Actor And Performer, I Think It Resonates More With The Audience When You Do Have The Payoff.

In My College Years, I Worked As A Union Labor Organizer. I Was Just One Of The Many Workers Trying To Do My Part To Help The Community.

I'm Always Sitting Down And Talking To People That Are Doing Independent Features. It Depends On The Project And The Quotient Of The People That Are Involved. There Are A Lot Of Different Reasons [to Do Something], Like A Particular Script That Resonates With Me, In A Particular Way. It May Not So Much Even Be About The Part, But What The Script Has To Say.

There Are No Right And Wrong Ways To Work In This Business, But There Are Some Basic Common-sense Practices. Work Very, Very Hard And Always Be Prepared; Never Give Up; And Once You Get The Job, Give Them More Than They Ever Expected: - Shine!

I Am A Firm Believer In Education And Have Worked Very Hard To Tell Young Latinos That They Must Go To College And That, If Possible, They Should Pursue An Advanced Degree... I Am Convinced That Education Is The Great Equalizer.