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There's just a feeling you get from certain things you do in life that just kind of feel pure and independent of what's actually, physically, going on.
Craig Ferguson
Life
You
Pure
Feeling
Independent
Kind
Physically
Feel
Get
Going
Just
Just Kind
Certain
Certain Things
Actually
Things
It might sound dramatic and a little grandiose, but as a Latina, I would like to be someone that gives a voice to my culture.
Cristela Alonzo
Culture
Dramatic
Latina
Would
Someone
Voice
Gives
Like
Sound
Little
Might
Grandiose
Whatever you want to do with your life, you really got to want it. And if you want it, and you work hard, it will happen.
Cristela Alonzo
Life
Work
You
Work Hard
Will
Whatever
Got
Want
Happen
Really
Your
Hard
I love the Rio Grande Valley. I always say it's home - Texas is home. I've been out in L.A. a little over ten years, and I still get so excited when I go back home. It just feels comfortable; it makes me smile.
Cristela Alonzo
Love
Smile
Home
Me
Back
Valley
Say
Out
Rio
Ten
Ten Years
Excited
Over
Feels
Comfortable
Makes
Always
Still
Go
Been
Years
Texas
Get
Just
Little
Looking back, I remember my family laughing a lot. We were never the kind of people that dwelled on hard times. My family laughs when things are tough. Growing up like that, I got used to making jokes about things that were difficult. So when I started doing stand-up, that's what I went towards.
Cristela Alonzo
Family
Jokes
People
Remember
Tough
Looking
Looking Back
Difficult
Back
Laughing
Kind
Laughs
About
Never
Towards
Like
Got
Making
Doing
Were
Lot
Up
Times
Used
Hard
Hard Times
Growing
Growing Up
Things
Started
As a kid, I really wanted to have my own show. But when you grow up in poverty, people tell you nothing is possible. So I kind of gave up on that dream.
Cristela Alonzo
You
People
Poverty
Own
Nothing
Gave
Kid
Possible
Tell
Kind
Dream
My Own
Up
Wanted
Really
Show
Grow
Grow Up
I grew up in a very Catholic household. We were pretty conservative.
Cristela Alonzo
Conservative
Pretty
Household
Catholic
Were
Up
Very
Grew
I couldn't afford therapy, so I just watched 'Frasier.' Season 4 was a breakthrough.
Cristela Alonzo
Afford
Just
Breakthrough
Therapy
Season
Watched
The chances of anyone of any race getting their own show are, like, .001 percent.
Cristela Alonzo
Own
Percent
Like
Any
Getting
Anyone
Race
Show
Chances
My favorite movie is 'Die Hard.' It doesn't have pinatas and mariachis. It's just a good movie.
Cristela Alonzo
Good
Favorite
Favorite Movie
Good Movie
Die
Die Hard
Just
Movie
Hard
There aren't any concrete steps to becoming a comic.
Cristela Alonzo
Steps
Becoming
Comic
Concrete
Any
When you have a different name, people just kind of take the liberty to spell it how they want.
Cristela Alonzo
You
People
Liberty
Spell
Kind
Take
Name
How
Just
Different
Want
Just Kind
I love multi-cam. I grew up in a border town in South Texas right next to Mexico, a million miles away from this world... and to me, multi-cams are just like theater.
Cristela Alonzo
Love
Me
World
Border
Town
Like
South
Texas
Mexico
Up
Just
Grew
Theater
Next
Miles
Away
Right
Million
I love basketball. I love football. And to me, I think that's a dimension that you don't see with a lot of female leads, especially. I have a genuine love for it, and I always thought it was very interesting to show that side of me.
Cristela Alonzo
Love
Me
You
Thought
Think
Side
Dimension
See
Football
Leads
Female
Genuine
Always
Lot
Very
Interesting
Show
Basketball
We don't have enough Latinos on TV just getting cast in supporting roles; the idea of having your own show named after you seemed like such a long shot.
Cristela Alonzo
You
Long
Own
Enough
Latinos
TV
Seemed
Having
Cast
Long Shot
Idea
Supporting
Named
Like
Roles
Getting
Just
After
Shot
Your
Show
My stand-up has a lot of performance in it, and I loved doing it so much that, after years, I put the idea of having a show on the back burner.
Cristela Alonzo
Back
Having
Put
Idea
Performance
Doing
Years
Lot
Burner
After
Loved
Much
Show
My mom ending up passing away, and I got really depressed and didn't have money for therapy, and so I started doing standup to cope with my mom's death.
Cristela Alonzo
Death
Mom
Money
Ending
Got
Passing
Doing
Up
Depressed
Really
Therapy
Standup
Away
Cope
Started
All the family gatherings, I'm too tired, or I can't because it conflicts with work... I have seven grandkids. I've been missing recitals and graduations. To me, it's just not worth it. There is a better way to live life.
Damon Wayans
Life
Work
Family
Me
Tired
Live Life
Worth
Better
Not Worth It
Live
Gatherings
Too
Seven
Way
Worth It
Better Way
Missing
Because
Been
Just
Conflicts
Grandkids
Junior is such a great guy. He's the new and improved model. It's a beautiful thing. That's what you train your children to do. He's an inspiration to his brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews who say it's too hard living up to the family name.
Damon Wayans
Beautiful
Great
Family
You
Living
Too
Say
Great Guy
Nephews
Brothers
Brothers And Sisters
Guy
Inspiration
He
New
Name
Beautiful Thing
His
Up
Train
Junior
Model
Sisters
Improved
Children
Your
Hard
Who
Thing
Nieces
And for my family, comedically, that was the key to a lot of the humor.
Damon Wayans
Family
Key
Humor
Lot
The show has become my therapy.
Damon Wayans
Become
Show
Therapy
This town was built on nepotism.
Damon Wayans
Nepotism
Town
Built
I was 12 years old when I had my first job, delivering packages.
Damon Wayans
Old
Job
First
Delivering
Had
First Job
Years
Packages
The less food, the more time to talk, the more to talk about.
Damon Wayans
Time
Food
About
More
Talk
Less
My father was the guy on the block who said hi to everyone.
Damon Wayans
Father
Everyone
Hi
Guy
Said
Block
Who
Dad
My kids have a competitive drive I never had growing up.
Damon Wayans
Drive
Kids
Never
Had
Up
Growing
Growing Up
Competitive
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