Quotes About Culture

The Mexican succumbs very easily to sentimental effusions, and therefore he shuns them.

I do have a Mexican accent, but that doesn't mean that I'm a Latin vamp.

I wanted to infuse my music with Mexican character.

As a boy, I felt ashamed of being Mexican. I'd say I was Hawaiian.

When you talk about me as a fighter, I like being known as a Mexican fighter. I think 'Mexican' or 'Hispanic' should be mentioned.

I am a burger guy, but actually I'm more of a Mexican food guy.

I grew up in a predominantly Asian and Mexican community, and because I did breakdance and poplock and all that, I did get a lot of criticism: 'You're Mexican, why are you doing that?'

I feel great being the first Mexican heavyweight UFC champion.

Much of what we now consider to be problems concerning immigration and assimilation really concern Mexican immigration and assimilation.

I have many friends who are both Mexican and Mexican-American and others who, I guess you would say, are somewhere in between. The ironic thing is that all three of those categories often exist inside of the same family.

It's really tough to be a Mexican on 'Breaking Bad.'

I still live in Inglewood and have a great relationship with my Mexican family.

I'm not Mexican, and I'm not Central American. I'm from California.

California is full of Mexican culture and Mexican music.

On my mom's side I'm Mexican, and my dad is a white dude.

I made a living out of singing Mexican music.

People love my collard greens. They love my macaroni and cheese. They love the gumbo. They love my Jamaican jerk or my Jamaican curry chicken. They love the jerk, though. And they love my Mexican food.

Generally if you're a daughter in a Mexican family, no one wants to tell you anything; they tell you the healthy lies about your family.

I love Ozomatli, this L.A. band that makes great coffee. They are half American, half Mexican, their coffee's great, and they're very good friends.

I'm first generation in the country - my family's Mexican.

I've crossed the Mexican border and gone to Tijuana a few times over the years, but I've never felt comfortable there.

I'm Mexican. I eat salsa with everything.

I like lowriders and music from the '50s and '60s. A lot of people assumed I was Mexican.

I love the Mexican muralists - like Rivera, Orozco - and the music of Walter Benton. They gave you a sense that reality was much more than life.