Esai Morales Quotes


"I'm really, really dumb about describing wine, but I like wine that's full-bodied and dry."
- Esai Morales
(Related: Dumb, Wine)

"If you don't look like the ruling class, bring your inhaler."
- Esai Morales
(Related: Class)

"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
(Related: Life, Father, Son, Character)

"I love shocking people."
- Esai Morales
(Related: Love, People)

"We as Americans of Latin descent are just as American as anyone else of any other descent."
- Esai Morales
(Related: American, Americans)

"Well, actually yes, in 1988. There was a warrant for me because my assistant hadn't paid a ticket of mine."
- 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
(Related: Authority, Order, Voice)

"Anytime you do something Latino, yeah, I love the color, the spice."
- Esai Morales
(Related: Love)

"Being an actor you have a lot of expenses."
- Esai Morales
(Related: Actor, Being)

"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 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
(Related: Love, Actions, Being, Day, End, Hate, Intentions)

"I like the Beatles. They're at the core of my musicality. And John Lennon's my spiritual father."
- Esai Morales
(Related: Father, Spiritual)

"I just arrive, they hand me a script and say, do it."
- 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
(Related: People, Waiting)

"I love bringing roses to a woman when she least expects it."
- Esai Morales
(Related: Love, Roses, Woman)

"I always pull over for people who need a push."
- Esai Morales
(Related: People)

"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
(Related: Thought)