Eugenio Derbez Quotes

I made the decision to come back to New York, quit my job and move to Paris.

I think people thought I was crazy for leaving Mexico when I had any project I wanted falling at my feet. But I risked everything to come to Los Angeles, where no one knew who I was, and start all over again. It was a very hard step to take. However, it was the moment I thought it was right to take a risk in my career.

I've sort of become the poster boy for quitting your job and following your dreams.

I did take a huge leap moving countries. People have no idea how huge it is to relocate overseas. Finding your new life alone is enormous, and then starting a new career in Hollywood is so big.

If I ever had to emigrate, I would probably go to America.

A lot of people criticised me when I opted to leave Italy for Russia. However, I'm convinced that I made the right decision to leave Inter.

I took a huge risk. At the time, I was an Orlando Magic dancer, and I was going on my third year. It was then when wrestling was introduced to me. I took a chance, packed up all my stuff, and moved away from home.

Moving to L.A. was hard. I had a career in Spain, and you have to forget your ego. I was a nobody again.

It wasn't easy to leave the country. To make the decision to leave everything? I was born and raised with all my friends and family members. It was a huge step in my career. Now you're committed to basketball.

Without 'Countdown,' I'd probably still be a data analyst in London.

My parents, in their 40s, moved to a different country, started a business, bought a house, didn't speak the language, raised two kids - it's kind of amazing.

I got in trouble for saying I would move my family to Europe, but I said it.

I got tired of Los Angeles, and I got tired of the game a bit. I wanted to have a different life experience, so I moved to England, and I lived in England for eight years, and I worked there.

When I was six years old, my parents told me that we were moving back home to Armenia. I didn't really understand what was happening. My father had stopped playing football, and he was at home all the time.

The first few months in a new country are always really hard.

Leaving home early is always complicated. But when I arrived in Germany, I encountered an incredible structure built by the company that takes care of my career. They did not leave me wanting for anything. The most complicated thing was really the language. Otherwise, everything was taken care of.

I had four great years at Palace but just felt it was the right time to start a new chapter of my career.

I initially moved to Bombay to work in the corporate space. After settling my family here in due course of time, I turned to acting which initially started off as a hobby that I wanted to pursue on the side and then became my profession to sustain my passion around five years back.

Even if me and my manager Willi Weber would find it hard to leave behind our friends at BMW, there's a chance it could happen.

For me, the most difficult move was when I chose to quit modelling and applied for a position of an assistant director.

It is not always easy to change country.

My mom was a nurse, and my dad worked in the Health Ministry as a civil servant. When I was 6 years old, my dad got a job at the Sri Lankan High Commission in Canada, so we moved there.

I will move to Dera, Beas, post-transitioning my executive responsibilities at Fortis.

I am still adapting to London life, but England was always a country that 'interested me.

I certainly don't miss Italy, as I am happy in Canada and have no intention of returning.