My family doesn’t understand trying to chase your dreams because they were all about survival. Cristela Alonzo Read Quote
The Texas thing is such a big deal because whenever I see Texas in a TV show, they always show slow-moving cattle and cowboys with the hats. I wanted to show that Texas isn’t a stereotype. Cristela Alonzo Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I used to love ‘Murphy Brown’ as a kid. I didn’t even understand half of the jokes that were going on, but I loved the character so much that they stood out. Cristela Alonzo Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
My goal has always been to just kind of show how my family, we might be a different culture, but we’re completely like everybody else. Cristela Alonzo Read Quote
When you have a different name, people just kind of take the liberty to spell it how they want. Cristela Alonzo Read Quote
