John Leguizamo
John Leguizamo
John Alberto Leguizamo is a Colombian-American actor, voice actor, producer, stand-up comedian, playwright and screenwriter. As of 2009, Leguizamo has appeared in over 75 films, produced over 10 films, starred on Broadway in several productions, made over a dozen television appearances, and has produced or starred in many other television shows...
NationalityColombian
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth22 July 1964
CountryColombia
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I was familiar with that and 'Rio Bravo.' 'Rio Bravo' was what John Carpenter did, that brilliant move of taking a western and turning it into an urban flick. And from there you got, you know, all the cop genre movies of the time.
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He was like twitching and frothing and it was my father, ... I went like all pale. I felt all the blood leave my body. And then my father was like, 'How dare you?' And he stormed out of the theater and I followed him and we fought and argued and hugged and he cried and we made up.
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He wanted to be a lawyer, couldn't afford it, so he started dealing to go to college - good intention.
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Guys who have tons of power, who're charming, but at the same time incredibly Machiavellian.
type work
When you're that type of personality and come into any work environment,
came crew encouraged night
Yeah, that came out of a reading. It was great. It's such a fun crew to be with, and we all went out the night before and that really encouraged us to go out and get drunk.
liars hero thinking
I have a lot of heroes. I don't think people give enough of a tribute to their mentors. They try to act like they're spontaneous generations - they are faking liars.
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The beautiful thing about acting is that you can go your whole life if you stay current and you stay fresh.
dream people helping
I like helping people achieve their dreams just like people helped me.
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I love theater. I think theater, when its done right, is the best, like a religious experience. When it is done badly, it's the worst thing. It's just an incredible experience.
thinking way up-to-you
I think as you mature as an actor things open up to you in a lot of ways, especially if you do work on yourself.
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The message is one of the beautiful things about the film. And I think part of the appeal is simply that they are prehistoric creatures, they are no longer around and that makes them magical and makes us feel quite emotional, because we know that those creatures did not survive in the long run, so there's poignancy in their fight for survival.
people like-me comfortable
I'm just more comfortable with people who are like me than the people who are not.
jobs school class
I was just school class clown and that was it. Someday I'll get a job as a cab driver or whatever.