Career Quote by Katy Jurado

They thought I was crazy in Mexico when I said, 'I'm going to Hollywood.' Nobody thought I could make it.

— Salma Hayek

In Hollywood, most of the opportunities you get, as a Latino, are to play some version of an immigration story - which are always…

— Melissa Barrera

I was brought up the Mexican way, where actors are paid very little and every part you take is an act of faith. If…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

I understand when there's no money for the arts in the government, but it should maybe pressure private companies to support more filmmakers. These…

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Yes, I am a Mexican, and I have a past and a culture. But what matters is the film itself, not where it was…

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

I don't understand how they can call me anti-Latino, when I've made four movies in Mexico.

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when I first started out. It was inconcievable…

— Salma Hayek

There's a reality that the market is changing, and the stories of the Latino community need to be out because there's a huge audience…

— Diego Luna

I didn't know I wanted to do films until I started to do them. Very few films are made in Mexico and film-making belonged…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

Latinos are the fastest growing minority, and we're obviously not going anywhere. We're extremely loyal as a people, and I think Hollywood is starting…

— Aimee Garcia

I don't believe in the so-called Latino explosion when it comes to movies. Jennifer Lopez doesn't have an accent. She grew up in New…

— Salma Hayek

You go to Los Angeles or New York or Miami or Chicago, and you see Latinos everywhere; they are involved in every part of…

— Thalia