John Leguizamo

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.

My parents were incredibly strict, almost military style.

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

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

My kids help fix my technology, but Twitter is my everything - I love Twitter.

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

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'm a very tough dad. I mean, I'm a fun dad, but I'm a tough dad.

I've never really thought of myself as just an actor; I always thought of myself as aspiring to be an artist, and an artist has to take risks and put himself on the line.

Imagine if Lin-Manuel Miranda had tried to do 'Hamilton' first in Hollywood. They would have told him, 'The forefathers weren't Latino or black. They didn't speak in hip hop.' That would never had gotten going in Hollywood ever. But theater let Lin-Manuel him do it, and he created an incredible masterpiece.

The thing I gravitated to was being the class clown. It was very competitive.

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.