Quotes from Nico Santos

Within the Filipino community, everybody knows somebody who's undocumented.

My dad was undocumented for a period of time, my mom was also undocumented for a period of time.

I think any immigrant who comes to this country also knows somebody who is undocumented.

Ellen DeGeneres is a huge influence in my life. She's one of the reasons why I wanted to do stand-up comedy. I was a big fan of her stand-up before she even came out of the closet.

I did stand-up comedy for a long time in San Francisco, and then I was like, 'You know what? I'm going to move to Los Angeles and try and make it!'

The fact that I am a Filipino actor playing a Filipino role is crazy. Filipinos are the second largest Asian minority in the United States, and we're hardly represented in the media and on television.

I hate that femininity in a gay men is a 'stereotype.'

I've gotten auditions with as little as two hours' notice. Those don't go so well!

Oregon is home to me.

When I got that role of Mateo in 'Superstore,' it was such a huge victory for me, professionally and personally.

I never thought an opportunity like 'Crazy Rich Asians' would ever come my way.

I always thought that when I got into this business that I was going to have to downplay my Asianness and downplay my queerness, which is not an easy thing for me to do.

I often get asked which 'Superstore' episode is my favorite. That's such a hard question to answer. It's like being asked: Which of your children (and by children, I mean shoes) do you like best?