Ellen DeGeneres is a huge influence in my life. She’s one of the reasons why I wanted to do stand-up comedy. I was a big fan of her stand-up before she even came out of the closet. Nico Santos Read Quote
The fact that I get to play a queer Filipino on television and another queer character in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is huge. I never thought I’d have a career being myself. I always thought that being an actor in Hollywood meant that I would have to put that side of me on the back burner. Nico Santos Read Quote
I was in the closet up until I moved to the U.S. But I was always one of those kids who couldn’t really hide being gay. Some queer kids are just more straight-passing than others. I was not one of those kids. Nico Santos Read Quote
It’s really great to see the queer landscape really change to include everybody and make the rest of the world understand that we’re not just one or two things. There’s so much about the queer community that needs to be represented. Nico Santos Read Quote
Especially when you’re queer and you’re a person of color, you’re so used to being the token on set. Inevitably you have to answer dumb questions from someone. You’re the ‘other.’ Nico Santos Read Quote
I miss Philippine mangoes, you just can’t get them here. Mangoes, you can’t get lanzones here, you can’t get siniguelas, all these fruits that I grew up with. Nico Santos Read Quote
My mom is definitely crazy. She would totally be a stage mom if I was a child actor. Nico Santos Read Quote
I think I understand why most actors and actresses are insane, because having to go through an emotional roller coaster as your job every day of your life would make somebody absolutely loopy. Nico Santos Read Quote
