As a kid, I really wanted to have my own show. But when you grow up in poverty, people tell you nothing is possible. So I kind of gave up on that dream. Cristela Alonzo dreamgivegrow Change image and share on social
My goal has always been to just kind of show how my family, we might be a different culture, but we're completely like everybody else. Cristela Alonzo completelyculturefamily Change image and share on social
I did the 'Wizard of Oz' in third grade, and I was a witch. Cristela Alonzo gradewitchwizard Change image and share on social
I love multi-cam. I grew up in a border town in South Texas right next to Mexico, a million miles away from this world... and to me, multi-cams are just like theater. Cristela Alonzo bordercamgrow Change image and share on social
The Texas thing is such a big deal because whenever I see Texas in a TV show, they always show slow-moving cattle and cowboys with the hats. I wanted to show that Texas isn't a stereotype. Cristela Alonzo bigcattlecowboy Change image and share on social
There aren't any concrete steps to becoming a comic. Cristela Alonzo comicconcretestep Change image and share on social
That's what makes a good show. It doesn't target one group. It tells a story everyone gets. Cristela Alonzo goodgroupmake Change image and share on social
The chances of anyone of any race getting their own show are, like, .001 percent. Cristela Alonzo 001chancepercent Change image and share on social
When you have a different name, people just kind of take the liberty to spell it how they want. Cristela Alonzo kindlibertypeople Change image and share on social
I can't tell a story about a working-class family on a premium channel that you have to pay to get. Cristela Alonzo channelclassfamily Change image and share on social