We all need to call upon our lawmakers to create a path to citizenship for hard-working, law-abiding undocumented people and their families. — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
I came out to one or two people in high school and then it wasn't until I was a freshman in college… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
Shows like 'Superstore' and certainly 'Pose' are leading the way and showing queer people of color in a much more complex, nuanced… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
I come from Oregon, which is this super-white state, so I didn't really have a lot of Asian friends in high school… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
I want to show people out there that there's such a huge spectrum of people within the queer and Asian community. — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
People with accents exist and just because they have an accent doesn't mean they're less intelligent or what-have-you. — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
Femme people exist, and they are layered and they are complex and they are intelligent. — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
I don't think people should be afraid of portraying people with accents, especially Asian accents. — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
My brownness is something that I can't hide. There are some straight-acting or straight-passing queer people out there, but I'm not one… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
A lot of people know me from my character that I play on 'Superstore,' Mateo, and I'm not interested in playing straight… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
My intent when I moved to L.A. was to get in good with the comedy clubs and, eventually, try to break into Comedy Central… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
Generally I try to be as healthy as possible, but it's hard to be on set because anything and everything is available to you.… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
I've gotten auditions with as little as two hours' notice. Those don't go so well! — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
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… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
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… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
Within the Filipino community, everybody knows somebody who's undocumented. — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
I love my mom! She's just great and so happy for me that I'm living my dream. — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
