We're Mexi-cans Not Mexi-can'ts.

By The Time I Was 11, I Wanted To Be A Comedian. So All Those Years Later, I've Managed To Achieve My Dream As A Kid, And It Wasn't Easy. I'm On The [hollywood] Walk Of Fame And I'm One Of The 25 Most Influential Hispanics In America, According To Time Magazine. I Think My Duty Is To Go Back And Tell Kids, 'whatever Color You Are, Wherever You Come From, Anything And Everything Is Possible.' And I'm Living Proof.

It Was June 4, 1979, The First Time I Went On Stage. I Didn't Know I Could Do It But I Knew I Couldn't Not Do It. I Quit Everything In My Life And This Was The One Thing I Couldn't Quit.

I Had A Very Difficult Childhood. I Was Surrounded By People Who Had Both Parents, Which Made Me Feel Different. Having A Bit Of A Rougher Existence Early On, It Made Me Appreciate The Work Ethic That My Grandparents Instilled In Me.

It's An Honor To Walk In The Footsteps Of A Legend. As Host I Intend To Honor The Tradition Of The Bob Hope Classic And Have A Great Time Blazing A New Path.

People Who Are Homeless, They're Not All Addicts. A Lot Of Times, They're Just People Who, Through Something Like Losing Their Job Or Losing Someone In Their Life, Ended Up On The Streets. So Much Of Our Time Is Spent In Cars That Sometimes You Need To Look Out Of Those Windows. And You See That A Dollar, 50 Cents, Whatever You Have, May Not Mean Much To You, But It Means Everything To People Who Are Hungry And Who Are In Need.