Cristela Alonzo quotes

Whatever you want to do with your life, you really got to want it. And if you want it, and you work hard, it will happen. (Cristela Alonzo)
It might sound dramatic and a little grandiose, but as a Latina, I would like to be someone that gives a voice to my culture. View quote
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I always knew, even as a kid, that my mom had a really rough life, and I always wanted to make her feel happy and to make her feel good. View quote
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My family doesn't understand trying to chase your dreams because they were all about survival. View quote
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I'm not trying to represent the whole Latino community. There are too many different cultures, and Latinos will always say, 'My family doesn't do that.' View quote
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My stand-up has a lot of performance in it, and I loved doing it so much that, after years, I put the idea of having a show on the back burner. View quote
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When you have a different name, people just kind of take the liberty to spell it how they want. View quote
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There aren't any concrete steps to becoming a comic. View quote
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As a kid, I really wanted to have my own show. But when you grow up in poverty, people tell you nothing is possible. So I kind of gave up on that dream. View quote
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A lot of my material was based on my family. View quote
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Because I grew up in McAllen, we would watch Televisa a lot. (Cristela Alonzo)
The first eight years of my life, we lived in an abandoned diner - we were basically squatters. View quote
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Two brothers and a sister, my niece, my nephew... we're a very small group. We're very close, very tight-knit. We spend every holiday weekend together. View quote
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My goal has always been to just kind of show how my family, we might be a different culture, but we're completely like everybody else. View quote
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If I'm laughing, you know I'm either very happy or very sad. I cope with things with jokes. View quote
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I understand a lot of celebrities lose weight because they have the opportunity to get in shape and become healthier, but when you get so polished, you can't tell the story of a blue-collar family anymore. View quote
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I love the Rio Grande Valley. I always say it's home - Texas is home. I've been out in L.A. a little over ten years, and I still get so excited when I go back home. It just feels comfortable; it makes me smile. View quote
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