"Anytime you do something Latino, yeah, I love the color, the spice. " - Esai Morales
"Being an actor you have a lot of expenses. " - Esai Morales
"Being an American is a state of mind, and to be in a family is to feel the power of belonging, the power of your roots. Family is a tree, the strength of a tree, the roots, the leaves, the past and the present, the future, the fruits, the seeds. " - Esai Morales
"But who wants to wear their heart on their sleeve, just to have it get walked on and stained. So I hide it with a gruff inappropriateness. " - Esai Morales
"I always pull over for people who need a push. " - Esai Morales
"I don't get paid like a person that everyone knows, but I get paid so much more in so many ways. " - Esai Morales
"I just arrive, they hand me a script and say, do it. " - Esai Morales
"I like the Beatles. They're at the core of my musicality. And John Lennon's my spiritual father. " - Esai Morales
"I love being irreverent. But I hate being irrelevant. I love being irreverent because at the end of the day your actions belie your intentions. " - Esai Morales
"I love bringing roses to a woman when she least expects it. " - Esai Morales
"I love shocking people. " - Esai Morales
"I went jogging up on Mulholland. In the middle of my run I had some form of asthma attack and couldn't even walk. I couldn't get a ride one block to my house. I thought I was going to die. " - Esai Morales
"I'd like to do music. " - Esai Morales
"I'm a very romantic person. " - Esai Morales
"I'm really, really dumb about describing wine, but I like wine that's full-bodied and dry. " - Esai Morales
"If you don't look like the ruling class, bring your inhaler. " - Esai Morales
"In order to be a lieutenant, you've got to have authority in your voice. No matter how young your face looks, you've got to let your guys know that you're in charge. " - Esai Morales
"My character Esteban is a guy who really didn't think he was gonna be there at this point in his life. He's in his early 30s. He's got a son. He's raising his son as a single father. " - Esai Morales
"We as Americans of Latin descent are just as American as anyone else of any other descent. " - Esai Morales
"Well, actually yes, in 1988. There was a warrant for me because my assistant hadn't paid a ticket of mine. " - Esai Morales
"What I like about Esteban is that he's just - he's not trying to be anything. He's just a good man and a good father. He's not out there chasing untenable dreams. " - Esai Morales
"You know, I'm not making top dollar, but when you're making top dollar, there are a lot of people waiting for you to fall. " - Esai Morales
