Al Lopez Quotes

Change your way of thinking, change your way of doing, change your way of choosing.

I love working with the singers. I love just finding them.

I think that's very important for romantic comedies, that they do deal with [modern]issues.

When I found out I was having twins, I was even in denial that I was pregnant. When I found out I was having twins I just laughed. "Of course this would happen!" I started giggling.

I had a healthy appetite [being pregnant]. I got more healthy as time goes on, and they grew. I never let myself go.

I had twins, so it was really uncomfortable [to sleep], because you lay on one side, and there's a baby, and you lay on the other side and there's a baby. So I had a really hard time with it.

It's funny when you get married, you do find other couples to hang out with.

I'm also influenced by all the places I've traveled since then: I've been to Hollywood and great fashion shows and seen the world. I have a different perspective, and I mix that up.

I think with romantic comedies it's a lot about tone, because different romantic comedies have different tones.

Anybody who's had children knows this feeling of deep love. It's a selfless love, an unconditional love. And it makes you kind of examine everything that has happened.

I will defend the peso like a dog!

I think it's clear that women are treated terribly, and people are allowed to say horrible things about us.

It's a purpose that brings us all together, working for something larger than ourselves.

All of my hopes and dreams lie with young women.

I love and adore men. I think their energy is so sexy, and fabulous, and active. But the imbalance in the male and female power is deadly. It is literally taking us to extinction.

As more Americans meet Mitt Romney, I think they'll see beyond the handsome exterior and see not just a good salesman, but a thoughtful (and, yes, conservative) leader.

I'm proud of my background, so I hope there will be more roles where Hispanics are being portrayed

I like to consider myself an actor who just happens to be Hispanic

Usually I'll go to San Diego to hang out with my parents if I want to unwind

I'm not looking for Miss Right, right now. I'm just sort of working on becoming Mr. Right.

I haven't gotten labeled as a Hispanic actor

I grew up in a household without a lot of problems and they have been very supportive from day one

Our players are mad, but it's good mad.

When people get married, it enhances their relationship and puts strains on it.

Filipino pride. I'm so excited, I'm just sending love to the Philippines. I know they've had a tough year and I just send out my feelings to them.

I only like to write shows that I feel like no one has seen before.

I basically never feel like writing. I am a happy-go-lucky, relaxed, fun-seeking kind of person. And working disturbs that, because it puts me in a state of anxiety.

If you're doing a musical, you should be out to give the audience something special, emotional, an uplifting feeling, something that stays with them.

I think one of my favorite productions ever was Sondheims Assassins at the Roundabout in 2004. Beyond brilliant.

Whenever Disney asks if you want to do a fairy tale musical, you say yes.

As people get older, they get married, have kids. I'm not married. I don't have kids, so I'm able to focus 100 percent on this.

Turn a bad past into a good future.

The penalty for procrastination is the loss of hopes and dreams.

When our dreams don’t come true, sometimes we can hand them down to our children and hope that they will come true for them. The joy can be immeasurable just the same.

I'm the first to admit that I don't write right. Now, relax and enjoy the show! The sideshow, that is.

It’s funny how much easier it is to see others’ shortcomings and give advice when you’re not personally involved, for it’s almost impossible to see the light when you’re swimming in shit.

My books are a word feast.

When I give the best of me, that becomes my legacy.

When you master the art of work, then your life becomes a work of art...and you're the artist and no one else paints your life for you.

Never squander money, opportunity or a good wife. They all tend to end up in the hands of someone who won't.

Excuses are the death of us!

Never sacrifice your children for the bigger house, fancier car or the 'better life'. The price you pay is hefty and non-refundable in the end.

Your friend mourns your losses with you, because they experience them too. The truth is, no matter how lonely you might feel, you're never going through anything alone....you can choose your family.

I'm raw power & energy. And my wife is like the only scientist who can harness and direct it properly. I always thank Jah for her. (Proverbs 31:10)

...but the truth is that it is only in knowing who you are at your core and staying true to yourself that you can possibly see the difference between passion and real love.

Children are mirrors, tape recorders and copy cats. They show us who we REALLY are, repeat EVERYTHING we say and do exactly what we DO. So, smile and be on your best behavior.

Before you go out and occupy Wall Street, occupy your own brain!

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will break my soul.

If only sorrow could bring hope, I'd learn to live again

Through the eyes of a happy girl lies guilt and destruction.