Quotes About Culture

I was a late bloomer when it came to reading. My parents didn't really read. Neither one of my parents went to college. I did not grow up with any literature in the house at all.

I grew up watching Cinemax, the late-night Cinemax of the '80s and early '90s.

Being African didn't mean anything to me until later in my life.

Somebody told me once I wasn't Latin enough, and that made me laugh.

My whole life, I grew up with this double vision, this vision of America but also Latin community.

My dad was big about talking about baseball and Latin players.

'Concierge' comes from the Latin for 'slave.'

I love American food, but I also love Latin food.

I want to represent all the Latin people. I want to do this for the rest of my life.

I talk to everyone, but most of the people I hang out with are Latin.

Latin is an international language.

In Latin America, you don't do things for the money because there is no money.

I think I'm an American writer writing about Latin America, and I'm a Latin American writer who happens to write in English.

'Latina' has become part of the Becky G family, and I feel very proud to say that.

My sons are black, and my daughter is Latina.

Just because you are Latino does not mean you can't be global.

I grew up in a small Latino community that was very masculine-driven.

Everyone has a Latino inside them.

I don't think that 'Vida' is just for Latinos. I don't think 'One Day at a Time''s just for Latinos.

I don't want to make music only for Latinos. The idea is always to make a global sound.

I love rock. I love the music that was born out of the latter part of the 20th century. It means a lot to me.

Being English, I always laugh at anything to do with the lavatory or bottoms.

I think no matter where you're from, you're going to be laughing about stuff going on around you.

I came to America when I was six. In true African form, my parents wanted me to be a doctor or lawyer or engineer.