I was a professional fighter for a while, and I trained in martial arts for seven years, so I think that kind of helped form a base for me as far as dancing. Ryan Guzman More Quotes by Ryan Guzman More Quotes From Ryan Guzman I like to stay artistic. So I always like to draw or write. Ryan Guzman artistic draws writing If you start eating with your mouth open - I can't stand it! I was out to dinner with a girl, and she started chomping on her food. You could see everything she was eating. I was like, 'So when do you want to go home?' Ryan Guzman girl mouths home I grew up in a big ol' Latin family, so that's all the music we used to play - salsa music. We'd always dance and have fun. You know how families get down, man! We just had fun with it. Ryan Guzman latin fun men I've always been a writer, actually. Not many people assume that, but I kinda keep quiet about anything that I do until I'm ready to show it. It keeps me humble and also makes me work towards a goal. Ryan Guzman goal humble people Some people either really like me or some people don't like me, but even if you don't like me right now or you kinda like me right now, this isn't the end for me, I'm going to continue. Ryan Guzman dont-like-me ends people I'm always thinking if I'm not doing something to get ahead in life, someone else is doing it. Ryan Guzman get-ahead always-thinking thinking We're all trying to be artists making our own unique statements. I think the only real way to do that is through failure. Ryan Guzman unique real thinking You always gotta continue to hunger. If you're gonna continue in any kind of industry whether music or the film industry or athletics, that drive to become better is what will eventually make you into that superstar everybody else will see. Ryan Guzman superstar film kind Literally, I kissed a girl, and ,like, a week later, she broke up with me. I was like, 'Oh my God, was it that bad?!' Ryan Guzman broke-up week girl For aspiring actors out there, I would say stay focused and don't let anyone pull you away from your goals. Shoot for the stars so that if you ever fall short you can land on the clouds. Ryan Guzman stars clouds fall Failure turns into success. It looks like it happens overnight to other people, but it's just one person's determination to get past a certain goal. Everybody thinks it's an overnight success, but it's not. It's something someone has been working very, very hard on, and more than likely, has been too embarrassed to tell anybody. No one really wants to show other people their failures. They want to show their success. Ryan Guzman determination past thinking I'm kind of a neat freak. My place is really organized. My socks are even organized: colors and sizes. Ryan Guzman size freak color Any Latin dance, whether it be salsa, cha cha, samba, etc., is very sexy for me to see a woman do. Using your hips is the key. Ryan Guzman sexy keys latin The compliment that I like more than anything is when my family tells me I'm the same Ryan. I never want to become a celeb who forgets about anybody or has a big head about himself. Ryan Guzman want forget compliment I've always believed that - it's stupid, but I always use this - the pressure makes the diamonds. I really do believe that. The more pressure I'm put under, the more, it seems, I thrive. The more you give me to do and the more you give me to accomplish, the more I can get done for you. Ryan Guzman stupid giving believe I'm a sucker for a woman with beautiful eyes. Ryan Guzman beautiful-eyes eye beautiful I would love to work with Tom Hardy. Maybe do something crazy or dramatic that is different for me. Ryan Guzman dramatic crazy different My favorite fighter is Anderson Silva. Ryan Guzman anderson-silva fighter my-favorite I think the beauty of the film industry is that if another person tries to become another person or act like another person or imitate another person, they don't really get too far. When that person starts to realize who they are and what they can bring to the table, they start to blossom and grow. With that, it's not so much me looking towards my predecessors who have paved the way in the industry - it's more getting inspired. I get little bits and pieces of what I can take from any and everybody. Ryan Guzman inspired trying thinking I'm very appreciative, I'm feeling very blessed and I like to live in the moment so any person I meet, I start to leave my mark. As far as my work goes, I just hope that people like it when I do it. I certainly give my best and try to learn as much as I can while I'm working or studying for a role. Ryan Guzman blessed giving people