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

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'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

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