I want to show people out there that there's such a huge spectrum of people within the queer and Asian community. — Nico Santos Asian Copy Share Image
My brother joined the Army. He served multiple tours in Iraq and now lives in Texas with his family. — Nico Santos Army Copy Share Image
Femme people exist, and they are layered and they are complex and they are intelligent. — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
It still baffles my brain that I actually get to portray a character on American television that's this gay, femme-y Filipino guy. — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
I never thought in a million years I'd be involved in a project that celebrated the fullness of my identity of being… — Nico Santos Being Copy Share Image
It's really mind-boggling to me when I think about where I started and where I am now. It's kind of insane. — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
I think any immigrant who comes to this country also knows somebody who is undocumented. — Nico Santos Country Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I worked on 'Crazy Rich Asians' that I all of a sudden have this Asian crew of friends that… — Nico Santos Asian 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 Freshman Copy Share Image
The fact that I get to play a queer Filipino on television and another queer character in 'Crazy Rich Asians' is huge.… — Nico Santos Actor 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… — Nico Santos Being Copy Share Image
The fact that I'm able to portray these complex, fully realized, queer Asian characters? I never thought it would be in this… — Nico Santos Asian 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… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
Ellen DeGeneres is a huge influence in my life. She's one of the reasons why I wanted to do stand-up comedy. I… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
Never in a million years would I have imagined that this is how my life would have ended up. I just thought… — 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
I had a rough start when I moved to L.A. I couldn't find a job, so I couch-surfed for the first two… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
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… — Nico Santos Food Copy Share Image
I've gotten auditions with as little as two hours' notice. Those don't go so well! — Nico Santos Actor Copy Share Image
Superstore' is the most amazing work environment ever. Every single person on set is someone you'd call a friend. We have the… — Nico Santos Amazing 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 Character Copy Share Image
I grew up in the Philippines and we had all this amazing fresh seafood, but uni was something that I was weirded… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
I was in the closet up until I moved to the U.S. But I was always one of those kids who couldn't… — 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 Asian Copy Share Image
I think I understand why most actors and actresses are insane, because having to go through an emotional roller coaster as your… — Nico Santos Actor Copy Share Image
I always thought that when I got into this business that I was going to have to downplay my Asianness and downplay… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
I often get asked which 'Superstore' episode is my favorite. That's such a hard question to answer. It's like being asked: Which… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
I like making adobo, because it's easy and it keeps in the fridge for a while. Or I'll make pasta with bolognese… — Nico Santos Copy Share Image
