(He) was more interested in the money than his son. |
[How much does golf mean to comedian George Lopez ? When he was in Las Vegas not too long ago to play a round, he was asked to do an opening stand-up gig for Rod Stewart that night, just a quick 45 minutes of work for $130,000. But Lopez said no. He was afraid it might spoil his round if he had to worry about finishing it to get to the hotel on time.] Is he crazy? Does he know how much $130,000 is? ... I know how much it is. I've got $130,000. |
Freddie |
He was the one person who filled my house with his voice and made me not feel lonely, and made me feel my life could be worth something and that my pain could be currency for laughs. |
I actually graze at several of the homes while I'm playing. There a lot of food going on. I drink and eat and use the restrooms in a lot of the houses. What better way to really get closer to the fans than to steal their soap from the restrooms as they allow you to enter their homes? |
I don't think words can comfort at this time. Just love and support of his family, and for Will to know that millions of people loved his father and mother. |
I think it's easier for African American and white comics to be praised than it is Latinos because they think our culture or our humor is substandard, ... I mean, I just don't think they want to give us credit. I just don't think that they see us as important enough to be at their level. . . . I'm the longest-produced (comedy) at Warner Bros. and I don't feel special. They come over and say hello. But everybody's gonna make a lot of money and I don't feel like I'm special to them. |
I think it's easier for African American and white comics to be praised than it is Latinos because they think our culture or our humor is substandard, ... I mean, I just don't think they want to give us credit. I just don't think that they see us as important enough to be at their level. ... I'm the longest-produced [comedy] at Warner Bros. and I don't feel special. They come over and say hello. But everybody's gonna make a lot of money and I don't feel like I'm special to them. |
I wanted my character to be accessible and nonthreatening. |
If I were going to watch anything, I'd watch that, |
If the tour had 10 of these, I'd love to play in all 10 of them. |
If you leak anything out, it's that we are very different, |
Imagine going in knowing that no Mexican American before you had ever succeeded in a lead role, |
It helps me focus on our Lord and helps me get through the day. |
It means a lot in that I always felt invisible and I was louder in my own head than I was verbally, ... I was torturing myself, wanting to say things and not knowing how to be. The stand-up was a way out but it never came easy. So to have something that's named after me make it, and that has history tied to Desi and Freddie and now Freddie Jr., it's unbelievable to me because I never really thought anything good would happen to me. |