When I was going on auditions, it was nerve-racking. Id always say to my mom that it would be awesome if I could get a series. When Modern Family came along, I said, You know what, Mom? I believe Im going to get this role. – Rico Rodriguez
Naturally, people are curious about how my real mom feels about me having a TV mom. – Rico Rodriguez
My mom taught me how to make grilled chicken, and I bake, too. – Rico Rodriguez
For as long as Ive been acting, I have been very lucky to be paired with really great actresses playing my mom. – Rico Rodriguez
Today the discredit of words is very great. Most of the time the media transmit lies. In the face of an intolerable world, words appear to change very little. State power has become congenitally deaf, which is why –but the editorialists forget it –terrorists are reduced to bombs and hijacking. – John Berger
Theres nobody else on the face of this earth thats playing a sport at a highest level… with a transplant. That alone continues to inspire me, because I realize throughout the whole world the struggles that people are going through. I need to inspire them the best way I can. – Alonzo Mourning