Quotes from Cheech Marin

When I lived in Paris in the early '80s, I had the occasion to hang out with Prince Albert of Monaco quite a few times.

My first car was a '56 Ford station wagon - cost 100 bucks.

My marriage was breaking up, and my marriage with Chong was breaking up. I had to come back and kind of start on my own again.

It is surprising how many professional athletes, along with their families and friends, are gaga over movie and music stars, and the reverse is true with entertainers and sports stars.

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, my wife speaks five languages: Russian, English, French, Italian and, out of self-defense, Spanish. I watched her learn Spanish in three months.

I get much more respect, as befits my age. And I have nothing to complain about.

To me, you have to declare yourself a Chicano in order to be a Chicano. That makes a Chicano a Mexican-American with a defiant political attitude that centers on his or her right to self-definition. I'm a Chicano because I say I am.

Every kid that goes to Catholic school believes he's going to be a priest one day.

Hey, I was raised in the church. I was an altar boy and a choir member. I almost became a priest - until common sense grabbed hold of me.

We are a multicultural country - always have been, and to our credit, always will be. It is something that we should be very proud of and embrace.

Chicanos and running water are endlessly fascinating. I can watch them all day.

The word 'Chicano' was originally a derisive term from Mexicans to other Mexicans living in the United States.

Loyalty and communication are always rewarded in sports.

I drive an S80 Volvo; it's one of those real flashy cars. No, I just like it because I like a nice, cush ride; the Volvo is really cush, and it's powerful and fast.

As much as I loved Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Junior Gilliam, and Don Newcombe, I loved watching Willie Mays play more than all of them combined, even if he played for the 'bad guys!'

Hey, I was raised in the church.

One of the great things about a celebrity pro-am is that you get to play along with the very best professional golfers in the world.

Our first gig was a battle of the bands. We did 45 minutes of comedy and never played a note - and we won!

I guess one of the ways that karma works is that it finds out what you are most afraid of and then makes that happen eventually.

By the time I discovered Chicano painters in the mid-'80s, I recognized that these guys were really world-class painters, but they weren't getting any attention, which was good in one sense in that I could get their work for cheaper!

The reason we're so dangerous is because we're totally harmless.

Just about every Latin American country has sent players to the big leagues, from the Dominican Republic to Costa Rica.

In the end, the great leveler in any sport is performance on the field or on the court. Kids don't care what language players speak or if they eat tacos, rice, or sauerkraut. They don't care if they're white, black, or brown.

Yeah, I'm the go-to guy for Mexican priests.