I started talking about things that everybody could relate to. And that's not to say I deserted my roots, I just found a way to talk about things in a broad way. Gabriel Iglesias More Quotes by Gabriel Iglesias More Quotes From Gabriel Iglesias I just know you can not be on top forever. There's always going to be the next guy, and if I'm going to go down, I'd like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can't prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship. Gabriel Iglesias next guy forever If you surround yourself with a bunch of guys who no mas se quieren puro pari and are like, "Aaah, let's go get some chicks." Guess what? That's going to slow you down and keep your head somewhere else. Gabriel Iglesias down-and guy somewhere-else You can't be bad ass in a car that kills gas like I kill tacos. Gabriel Iglesias bad-ass tacos car I learned early on, stay away from politics, stay away from religion and don't talk about sports. Those three right there will get you in trouble. Gabriel Iglesias three trouble sports I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it. Gabriel Iglesias sexy girl cute You gotta live life before you can talk about it. Sometimes when things don't work out in life, they work out on stage. Gabriel Iglesias work-out sometimes life Home in bed listening to the rain getting ready to order a pizza. Sounds like a song til the last part. Gabriel Iglesias rain home song Early on when I started talking about my weight, it was self-deprecating; everything was a joke. Gabriel Iglesias weight self talking In the beginning, when I was doing my shows, I was incorporating a lot of Spanish, just trying to be a Latino comic instead of just a comic. Now I try to make the show as broad as possible... I don't want to alienate people. I want to make it so everybody can follow along and everybody can relate. Gabriel Iglesias want trying people If i wouldn't have done comedy, I would have been a teacher. I was really good when I took an exploratory teaching class in high school, at getting kids' attention, and delivering lesson plans. Though my principal even told me that this was what I was meant to do. And that being a big-mouth comedian was a waste of time. Gabriel Iglesias teaching teacher kids Now I understand why people do drugs, why people drink, and why people go crazy. As the success level goes up and up and up, the further detached I get from everybody else. Luckily, with my girlfriend, everything is gravy because I brought her into it. I brought her in and she's very hands on with my career. Gabriel Iglesias girlfriend crazy hands Understand that you don't know it all. You don't know anything yet. What you've been taught is great, but always go with common sense. And don't marry your first love. Gabriel Iglesias common-sense first-love firsts I'll walk up to a woman, I'll say the first thing that comes to mind: 'Hey, you hungry?' Gabriel Iglesias hey mind funny Comedy is my passion. I'm going to do this until I drop. Gabriel Iglesias my-passion comedy passion It's not an overnight thing. I can legitimately say I've been working my ass off for a long time and the fact that I'm getting this concert movie is perfect because it's coming at just the right time in my life. Gabriel Iglesias perfect long facts I think when we stop putting labels and start worrying more about the performance, that's when you're able to cross over and make yourself a household name and go everywhere. Gabriel Iglesias names worry thinking I did Popeye and Ronald Reagan and everybody was saying things like "yeah he's a cute little kid" but I started, little by little, telling stories about people I'd met and expanded my voices. Gabriel Iglesias voice cute kids Aside from producing I want to direct but I'm also going to get back out on the road. Gabriel Iglesias get-back direct want I got off the plane - I was walking and cooking at the same time. Gabriel Iglesias fluffy cooking funny My girlfriend knows that if I'm acting weird at home to go to one of my shows to see what's on my mind. Gabriel Iglesias girlfriend mind home
