Quotes by Cheech Marin

About Cheech Marin:

Richard Anthony is an American comedian, actor, voice actor and writer who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong, and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez on Nash Bridges. He has also voiced characters in several Disney productions, including Oliver and Company, The Lion King, It's Tough to be a Bug!, Cars, Cars 2 and Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
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To me, you have to declare yourself a Chicano in order to be a Chicano. That makes a Chicano a Mexican-American with a defiant political attitude that centers on his or her right to self-definition. I'm a Chicano because I say I am.

Cheech Marin

What I look for when I see a piece of art for the first time is some kind of emotional, intellectual experience, that's a combination of both of those things and is informed by my knowledge and something new that I see the artist doing.

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As a kid, I used to go to the library and take out all the art books.

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My interest in art must have started with my Catholic upbringing. Art was everywhere: churches with its paintings, sculptures, stained glass, textiles, and fine metalwork.

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I liked Jackie Robinson because he was cool to watch, not because he was black. Every time you turned around, he was hitting a triple or making a great play in the field or, best of all, stealing home.

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One of the great things about a celebrity pro-am is that you get to play along with the very best professional golfers in the world.

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Being a Chicano in Hollywood, my experience is that you're not given credit for any sophistication... You're just kind of some guy that just crossed the border, you know, on the back of a truck and that's it.

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If there is one phrase or action that every person on the planet would like to erase from his or her memory or have the chance to undo, it would be, 'Let's do it again.'

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Loyalty and communication are always rewarded in sports.

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Of all the plays in baseball, stealing home is by far the most exciting.

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It always trips me out that America, the most powerful and magnificent nation in the history of the world, whose might was built by immigrants from all over the world, only speaks one language.

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Growing up in Southern California, it's all car culture. When I was a kid, I knew every single model of every single car dealer; I knew every style of every year.

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My first car was a '56 Ford station wagon - cost 100 bucks.

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In the end, the great leveler in any sport is performance on the field or on the court. Kids don't care what language players speak or if they eat tacos, rice, or sauerkraut. They don't care if they're white, black, or brown.

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So what's really behind the 'English Only' Movement? Fear. Fear of being taken over and one day they will have to learn something different. Heaven forbid they would have to learn something new.

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Being a third-generation Mexican-American and speaking English exclusively, I heard Spanish spoken by my relatives all my life, especially when they didn't want me to understand what they were talking about.

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I always wanted to work with Betty White, because she is one of my heroes of all time, and I just love her.

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Our first gig was a battle of the bands. We did 45 minutes of comedy and never played a note - and we won!

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The reason we're so dangerous is because we're totally harmless.

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Yeah, I'm the go-to guy for Mexican priests.

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Author Bio

  • NameCheech Marin
  • DescriptionAmerican comedian, actor and writer
  • BornJuly 13, 1946
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Art Collector; Writer