Latest George Lopez Quotes from Interviews

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• Laughter survives... it has to survive.

  George Lopez

  Laughter

  Source: moviepilot.com

• D.C. is a great place. The music, jazz, has always been great here, the restaurants have always been fantastic here. And there's been a lot of changes in this city over the last 30 years, and all for the better.

  George Lopez

  Years, Cities, Here And There

  Source: www.washingtontimes.com

• An animal has to suffer for us old-school Latinos to get what we want.

  George Lopez

  School, Animal, Suffering

  Source: www.washingtontimes.com

• I prefer my Mexican food to have a little bit of an animal that suffered a little bit. That's some of the best food.

  George Lopez

  Animal, Mexican, Littles

  Source: www.washingtontimes.com

• You know, you walk through this hotel, you're not going to see all white people; you're not going to see all black people; you're going to see what the world looks like. I promised myself that if I ever got an opportunity where I would be able to make a difference and have a say, that I would want to deliver [that] message [of inclusivity].

  George Lopez

  Opportunity, White, Differences

  Source: www.washingtontimes.com

• Making a movie about one group of people isolates the larger majority. That's what I require of the projects that I'm involved with. I would not ever make a movie strictly for Latinos.

  George Lopez

  People, Majority, Groups

  Source: www.washingtontimes.com

• Sometimes when you win, you think you're going to get everything to go your way.

  George Lopez

  Thinking, Winning, Way

  Source: www.washingtontimes.com

• I look at movies, unfortunately, and I still see a lot of movies [lacking diversity].

  George Lopez

  Diversity, Looks, Lacking

  Source: www.washingtontimes.com

• We need to get better at voting and be a voice for the people who do not have one.

  George Lopez

  Voice, People, Voting

  Source: www.washingtontimes.com

• Immigration is an issue of global significance in America. And if you look at the terrorist alerts and attacks, Latinos [as a group] are not in the top five list [for] terror alerts.

  George Lopez

  America, Issues, Groups

  Source: www.washingtontimes.com

• If you read social media, you can see how immigration is such a hot-button debate and [a hotbed] of ignorance. You know there's guys that say immigrants come here, and they create so much crime and they take jobs. There's multiple sides to every story.

  George Lopez

  Jobs, Ignorance, Media

  Source: www.washingtontimes.com

• As Latinos, you want [people] to come to America - not necessarily Latinos, but [anyone who wants] to come here for a better life. That's kind of how this country was founded and the history of this country.

  George Lopez

  Country, America, People

  Source: www.washingtontimes.com

• If you want a show to succeed, you're going to have to have a certain amount of people watch who are non-black and non-Latino. If you can't cross over, you don't belong on TV. That's not just me saying it. That's just the way it is.

  George Lopez

  People, Over You, Black

  "George Lopez – comedian". Interview with Kiko Martinez, www.cinesnob.net. October 24, 2014.

• Everything we play when we are growing up, is team related. In this game (of golf) you can find all the answers yourself. You don't need to throw the ball in the air and play catch with yourself. You get a bucket of balls and go out there with your clubs, and you hit and learn and you get better. And there's no top.

  George Lopez

  Growing Up, Team, Golf

  "An Interview with George Lopez, Host of The Bob Hope Dessert Golf Classic for 2007". Interview with Paul Schienberg, psychedonline.com. April 24, 2007.

• Life is great and golf has been one of the great parts of it for me.

  George Lopez

  Golf, Life Is Great, Life Is

  "An Interview with George Lopez, Host of The Bob Hope Dessert Golf Classic for 2007". Interview with Paul Schienberg, psychedonline.com. April 24, 2007.

• I grew up not having a father. Golf is the father I never had. It taught me honesty and respect and discipline and it taught me to control my temperament.

  George Lopez

  Honesty, Father, Golf

  "An Interview with George Lopez, Host of The Bob Hope Dessert Golf Classic for 2007". Interview with Paul Schienberg, psychedonline.com. April 24, 2007.

• When I first heard about Beverly Hills Chihuahua, I thought, no. This, this is ridiculous. And then you read the script and you close the script and you go, "They aren't going to be able to do that with real dogs. How are they going to do that?" You're going to see the strings. But they did.

  George Lopez

  Dog, Real, Beverly Hills

  "George Lopez Gives the Lowdown on Beverly Hills Chihuahua". Interview with Brian Gallagher, www.movieweb.com. February 27, 2009.

• I have dogs in my house and much like teenagers at some point, they leave the parents. Even though they're in the same house, they live independently. I think that's how I live with the Chihuahuas.

  George Lopez

  Dog, Teenager, Thinking

  "George Lopez Gives the Lowdown on Beverly Hills Chihuahua". Interview with Brian Gallagher, www.movieweb.com. February 27, 2009.

• I'm not afraid to take on somebody or say something that somebody will find offensive because unfortunately in comedy, you can't say anything really good without offending somebody.

  George Lopez

  Offending, Say Anything, Comedy

  "George Lopez Discusses His New Late-Night Talk Show". Interview with Brian Gallagher, movieweb.com. March 26, 2009.

• I'd love to have Michael Jackson [in my show] because he's black and white. So he would appeal to a universal demographic.

  George Lopez

  Black And White, Demographics, Appeals

  Source: movieweb.com

• I spend a lot of time alone and my wife understands that I need to be alone. I enjoy being alone. But I'm never lonely.

  George Lopez

  Lonely, Wife, Needs

  "Seriously Funny". Interview with Brett Wilbur, www.carmelmagazine.com. February 1, 2007.

• By the time I was 11, I wanted to be a comedian. So all those years later, I've managed to achieve my dream as a kid, and it wasn't easy. I'm on the [Hollywood] Walk of Fame and I'm one of the 25 most influential Hispanics in America, according to Time Magazine. I think my duty is to go back and tell kids, 'Whatever color you are, wherever you come from, anything and everything is possible.' And I'm living proof.

  George Lopez

  Dream, Kids, Thinking

  "Seriously Funny". Interview with Brett Wilbur, www.carmelmagazine.com. February 1, 2007.

• [There's] a joke that I've done forever: 'Nowadays they say that the largest majority of people will be Latino and you'll tell scary stories to your grandkids: "A long time ago when I was growing up, there used to be people who were white," and the kid says, "Really?" and you say, "Yeah, like the man who cuts our grass."' I've had that line forever and I love it.

  George Lopez

  Growing Up, Kids, Cutting

  "Seriously Funny". Interview with Brett Wilbur, www.carmelmagazine.com. February 1, 2007.

• I do everything one at a time, one day at a time. It's the only way I can do all what I want. I stopped watching [most of] the news and entertainment shows. I think it's helped me to stay a little clearer. Do I need to know what Kevin Federline is doing? And I don't sleep a lot. I'm always connected to [my work].

  George Lopez

  Sleep, Thinking, One Day At A Time

  "Seriously Funny". Interview with Brett Wilbur, www.carmelmagazine.com. February 1, 2007.

• You're never going to be a Yankee for a day, or you're never going to be a Laker, but with Pro-Ams, they allow you to feel like you're a professional golfer and play under their conditions.

  George Lopez

  Yankees, Play, Lakers

  "Seriously Funny". Interview with Brett Wilbur, www.carmelmagazine.com. February 1, 2007.