Cristela Alonzo

My family doesn't understand trying to chase your dreams because they were all about survival.

My stand-up has a lot of performance in it, and I loved doing it so much that, after years, I put the idea of having a show on the back burner.

A lot of my material was based on my family.

People say, 'Where do you live?' and I say that theoretically, I live in London, but basically that's just where I go to change my suitcase. Otherwise, I'm always flying somewhere.

If I had written something, and I had written myself into a corner, I didn't abandon it. Because I remembered: There's always more.

The most successful food, I think, is food that both appeals to the super-sophisticated diner or foodie and to the lay diner at the same time.