I wanted to be a comedian, and this is what I'm doing. If I can keep this going, I'm happy. Gabriel Iglesias More Quotes by Gabriel Iglesias More Quotes From Gabriel Iglesias I've got foundation jokes, the ones that got me where I am, so everything I do just builds on top of that. Gabriel Iglesias foundationjokes There are certain bits in my act that will never change. Gabriel Iglesias bitsnever-changecertain I like to tell old jokes on stage after about an hour, or an hour and a half. I'll bring those old ones back because the fans love them. Gabriel Iglesias hoursfanshalf Sometimes [high school speech team] was funny, other times it was just talking, but it gave me the confidence to speak in front of people after doing that for a whole year. Gabriel Iglesias teamtalkingschool The girl voice is always going to kill because they don't expect it. Gabriel Iglesias voicegirl People see a big dude and they hear that high pitched voice or "Eglasias with an 'I'" and love it because they can relate and go "I know that person!". Gabriel Iglesias voiceand-lovepeople Now people are coming up to meet me at my shows and they're doing my bits! One guy earlier was at 7-11 and he comes up to me and goes "you want a falcon?". Gabriel Iglesias guywantpeople I've already produced one hour specials for other comedians and I have a TV show called Stand Up Revolution where I showcase new talent and so I'd like to continue to do stuff like that and help out the next guy. Gabriel Iglesias tv-showscomedianguy Anyone who's seen my specials knows I don't put out the same stuff twice. Gabriel Iglesias knowsstuff People can relate to someone who isn't perfect. Gabriel Iglesias relateperfectpeople I talked about the stuff so openly that people are able to connect and relate. I put everything out there [into the network], and if I'm having a bad time, people know about it. Gabriel Iglesias ablestuffpeople By the end of the semester [in the high school] I was the only one up in front of the class everyday. Actually I could have passed the class four times over because every time you got in front of the class you got extra credit.That was the only class I got an A in and it was the funniest report card because it read Speech - A but everything else was just D, D, D, D. Gabriel Iglesias everydayclassschool I just recently crossed over into Europe. They're showing my special Hot and Fluffy in Europe and selling the DVD there too. And they're doing the same thing in Australia and Canada. And I think the biggest part was I did the special in a predominantly Latino area, but I kept the show mainstream and across the board. Gabriel Iglesias dvdseuropethinking Surround yourself with supportive people. All the negative people, man you have to push them aside. Gabriel Iglesias supportivemenpeople There's been a lot of guys that come out of Texas who have made it really big. So it's not a geographic thing, it's a how hard are you willing to work for it. Gabriel Iglesias texasguymade I got on the high school speech team and everyday I would get up in front of the class and just start talking. Gabriel Iglesias teamtalkingschool I don't wanna just be remembered for the funniest guy in my neighborhood. Gabriel Iglesias rememberedneighborhoodguy If you aim to be big, you will be big. And that's not a pun about my size. Gabriel Iglesias punsizebigs [ The aim to be big] is not a joke about my size. It's just that I'm a dreamer, but I'm following through with it. I believe anyone can do it as long as they focus and have a game plan. Gabriel Iglesias gameslongbelieve Well, like I said, there's no reason everyone can't have a piece of the pie, even if there's a gordo there eating most of it. Gabriel Iglesias pieeatingreason
