John Leguizamo Quotes
I love what I do. I would hate to give it up. But if I could, I would run for office in Texas. I would run someplace heinous to make a difference.
Leguizamo, John. Interview. The Texas Tribune, 14 Mar. 2018.
Gore had lost the 2000 Presidential race to George W. Bush by Supreme Court controversial decision regarding the counting of the Florida ballots. Gore had won ½ million more votes. Most pundits assumed that Gore again would be a candidate and the press was already describing it as a potential sports championship rematch. Bush had a high approval rating but was most vulnerable regarding the economy and some other domestic issues. In the midst of the War on Terrorism and a potential Iraq war, Gore believed that the sporting rematch concept would detract from a public campaign that could focus only on issues—what he believed he and the Democratic Party needed to win.
John Alberto Leguizamo is an American actor, stand-up comedian, producer, playwright and screenwriter. He rose to fame with a co-starring role in Super Mario Bros. (1993) as Luigi and a supporting role in the crime drama Carlito's Way (1993). He later notably appeared in the films To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, Spawn, Moulin Rouge!, Land of the Dead, Summer of Sam, Chef, John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, The Happening, and Romeo + Juliet. He has provided voice-work for Sid the Sloth in the animated commercially successful Ice Age film series (2002–2016) and the narrator of the sitcom The Brothers García (2000–2004).