Eugenio Derbez Quotes

I don't want to be fake. I'm just being me. And I have the power to break stereotypes and whatever useless rules that society puts on us.

My goal is to send a message to Muslim women and young women everywhere that it's okay to break stereotypes and be yourself.

All I have to do is to do my thing. I don't have to talk about it like, 'Oh, I'm representing for Asians.' I'm just... doing it.

I want people to get from 'Pariah' that it's okay to be you and not to check a box as a parent or child.

I just want to inspire people to be different.

It's the people who transcend their backgrounds who are interesting to me. I have got a bit of inverted snobbery.

Letting your freak flag fly is something, no matter who you are, that takes great bravery, straight up.

Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are.

But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper.

To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.

I must be allowed to be as I am.

Living in L.A., everyone likes to mold you and change you. I don't care about fame, I don't care about being a celebrity. I know that's part of the job, but I don't feed into anyone's idea of who I should be.

I did not try to conform to anybody's ideal of what a Latin celebrity or movie star should be. I took a lot of hits for it.

Walk out of the house the way you feel you want to look that day - it doesn't mean you have to stick to that style for the rest of your life.

It's very nice to be able to be who you are.

It delights me that I don't fit the stereotype of an actress.

If wanted to play a sport, I played a sport. If I wanted to do things that many girls born in 1950 didn't do, I did it.

I love to be individual, to step beyond gender.

I'm here to break boundaries, man. That's all. I'm here to be the first so that the people after me don't have to think twice about expressing themselves and being free.

Every character when born is a stereotype.

Once I started singing, I didn't have to try to be cool. I was just one of the coolest guys around.

I don't think of myself as Scottish or lesbian when I sit down and write. I am glad I have broken out of that limited audience.

You can do anything and be a star. You can dress like however you want, and you can do whatever you want. If you wanna wear meat suits like Lady Gaga, good. She's freaking amazing! She's doing that, and she's unbelievable. I can wear T-shirts and still be great, too. So that's just what I'm proving to people.

People can dress you the way they want, they can do your makeup the way they want, but they can never take away your voice.

I refuse to be stereotyped.