Quotes from Vincent Rodriguez III

Gene Kelly has meant so much to me through the years. I used to dance in my living room in socks and a tee-shirt, no idea what I was doing, but wanting to dance like Gene.

I felt like I wasn't considered for minority or Caucasian male lead roles. There aren't really a lot of roles written for me, and I mean me and who I am in real life.

I remember, after getting my very first CD player for a birthday, I immediately purchased the soundtrack to the movie 'Grease.'

I definitely have had my down times and also have had my times of being very, very unemployed.

I think the best thing you can do for an audition is to just do your work, be creative. It's OK to be spontaneous.

There is no doubt that diversity is a problem in show business and that this fight has been going on for a long time.

It's so easy to make an Asian person the doctor, the lawyer, the smart kid in school. What's harder is challenging the norm and hiring Asian actors to play your Average Joe.

New York reminds me of what my career was like when I lived here, so when I walk through the streets, I remember when I had ten bucks in my pocket and all I could eat is Chipotle.

Filipino food is not common when compared to your local Chinese food options.

Theater is an amazing outlet.

I think this is the most exciting time to be alive right now. We have a black president. There are transgender movies and media out there now. Gay characters are playing non-stereotypical versions of themselves. I feel like as a society, or in television at least, we're rising up. Even in society we're rising up.

Acting takes a lot of practice, but so does auditioning.

Times are changing, and it's catching on that the roles on TV and film need to reflect its diverse viewers.