Gabriel Iglesias quotes

I'm a big boy, but I can get jiggy with it. Ladies, I will go to dance clubs, and I will tear it up hardcore for a good 30 seconds.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Funny #Boys #Tears

As long as you have a director, that's your feedback. It's the director telling you, "Okay. That was great! Okay. Can we add a little? Can you tweak it like this? Can you make it more high pitched? Can you give it a little growl?"
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Long #Giving #Directors

I just know you can not be on top forever. There's always going to be the next guy, and if I'm going to go down, I'd like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can't prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Guy #Forever #Next

When you go to Hawaii, it's all about "Aloha." It means hello, goodbye and I love you.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Goodbye #Love You #Mean

Comedy is my passion. I'm going to do this until I drop.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Passion #Comedy #My Passion

Social media has definitely changed the game for me. I am able to connect to my fans on twitter and interact with them, daily. YouTube has been a game changer as well - people around the world have been exposed to my comedy through my YouTube channel.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Games #Media #People

I don't want to die tomorrow knowing I could've had a piece of cake tonight.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Cake #Knowing #Tonight

Stand-up is not just an American thing anymore. It's global. In some places, stand-up comedy is brand new. South Africa has only had a scene for 15 years.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Years #Comedy #Scene

I got off the plane - I was walking and cooking at the same time.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Funny #Cooking #Comedy

I want to be known as a funny comic not just a funny Latino comic. I want to be able to go everywhere and anywhere.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Want #Able #Comic

You gotta live life before you can talk about it. Sometimes when things don't work out in life, they work out on stage.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Life #Work Out #Sometimes

When you're a comedian, the Holy Grail is an hour long HBO special.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Hbo #Long #Holy Grail

You know, a lot of people think that just 'cause you work out, lift weights, eat right, and do what people tell you to do that you'll live a long live, maybe you will. But, why do people measure life by the years instead about how good the years were.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Thinking #Years #Long

It's because you alienate half the room talking about sports. Half the crowd will be against you no matter what you say.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Sports #Talking #Half

Comedians do movies and TV so that when they tour, they sell out. That's the goal: To get popular enough so the place is packed.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Goal #Comedian #Tvs

I'm a big guy, but I'm really simple with the food. I'll hit the In-N-Out or just the regular buffets.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Simple #Guy #Buffets

I almost bought a DeLorean the other day just because. If I see something that I think is cool and I like it, I'll go for it.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Thinking

I'm all about showing people that I'm a little messed up, I have a lot of the same problems you have. By exposing myself and putting myself out there, people can relate to me and my act won't grow stale. I mean, nobody wants to hear a comedian say, 'Life is great.'
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Mean #People #Comedian

I want to get so famous that I don't have to wake up in the morning. It'll probably never happen.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Morning #Wake Up #Want

I found that laughter was a form of acceptance, and I really enjoyed that and I just - I crave it.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Laughter #Acceptance #Form

You wonder why I only talk about my personal life. But that's all I've ever done.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Done #Wonder #Personal Life

Connecting with people is not hard. I love the interaction and the feedback after shows. It does take some time, but the fans appreciate it which makes it worth it.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#People #Appreciate #Fans

I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, 'Oh, it's fake.' But it's not about whether the guy wins or loses, it's about how he entertains you the whole time you're watching.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Wrestling #Winning #People

I was not the popular kid in school.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#School #Kids

Life is measured by how you lived it, not by the years.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Years #Life Is

Home in bed listening to the rain getting ready to order a pizza. Sounds like a song til the last part.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Song #Rain #Home

I know what it's like to have a family and not have insurance and really need it. As a comic, insurance was one of those sacrifices I made early on until I could afford it.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Sacrifice #Needs #Controversial

I'll walk up to a woman, I'll say the first thing that comes to mind: 'Hey, you hungry?'
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Funny #Mind #Hey

I'm a comedian who happens to be Latino. What's the difference? The difference is, my special will air on Comedy Central, not Telemundo.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Air #Differences #Comedian

I never go perform somewhere alone. I've done that since day one. I've always taken other comics with me.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Taken #Done

I'm always very happy to talk to people. I relate to people, and the guy on stage is very much the guy that's off stage. People know when it's fake.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#People #Fake #Guy

Believe it or not, I've got a really bad metabolism. One burger and I'm done. I'm not a guy that puts away 10 burgers.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Believe #Guy #Burgers

Being on TV sucks. It's a lot of work. You memorize scripts and then you show up and they change everything. I'm a control freak. When I'm doing stand-up, I say what I want and then I get instant feedback.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Scripts #Tvs #Want

As far as guys who perform onstage, I love Chris Rock. I'm kind of jaded on everyone else.
-- Gabriel Iglesias

#Rocks #Guy #Kind