Hector Elizondo
Birthday: 22 December 1936, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 178 cm
Hector Elizondo was born in New York City, New York, where he was raised, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He is the son of Carmen Medina Reyes and Martín Echevarría Elizondo. Hector is of Basqu ...Show More
You know, a low budget, you have to work harder. You have to plan well; you don't have much time to Show more
You know, a low budget, you have to work harder. You have to plan well; you don't have much time to rehearse. Hide
I'm a parent, especially when you've had the intense parenting the way I had. It's all in the bank. Show more
I'm a parent, especially when you've had the intense parenting the way I had. It's all in the bank. It's all in the great experience bank. Those are your secrets. That's the stuff that makes your work rich, that's what you dip into. Hide
Definitely not a sitcom, that's my first condition. No sitcoms.
Definitely not a sitcom, that's my first condition. No sitcoms.
Sometimes I just walk through; I just show up, as in The Other Sister.
Sometimes I just walk through; I just show up, as in The Other Sister.
You're at the top of your game if you do comedy.
You're at the top of your game if you do comedy.
I never learned to cook; I was a little spoiled as far as that's concerned.
I never learned to cook; I was a little spoiled as far as that's concerned.
I work with Garry no matter what. What I wanted to keep going was the streak.
I work with Garry no matter what. What I wanted to keep going was the streak.
I started in 1946 in radio. I was ten years old. I was discovered singing in a school play. Someone Show more
I started in 1946 in radio. I was ten years old. I was discovered singing in a school play. Someone was in the audience and it's six degrees of separation. Hide
Yes, and it's my third movie with Richard. American Gigolo was my first.
Yes, and it's my third movie with Richard. American Gigolo was my first.
I think you can tell the human condition better through comedy.
I think you can tell the human condition better through comedy.
On those, I've said it before, I work free. It's the waiting they pay me for.
On those, I've said it before, I work free. It's the waiting they pay me for.
I guess I work well with others I handle younger actors well.
I guess I work well with others I handle younger actors well.
Which reminds me of a fortune cookie: you often find your destiny on the path you take to avoid it.
Which reminds me of a fortune cookie: you often find your destiny on the path you take to avoid it.
You can trust a Neil Simon script. Every dot. Every dash; that pause means something. He takes all t Show more
You can trust a Neil Simon script. Every dot. Every dash; that pause means something. He takes all the jokes out, practically. Hide
Pretty Woman was the easiest job I've ever done. I just wore the right toupee.
Pretty Woman was the easiest job I've ever done. I just wore the right toupee.
I started in radio, again accidentally. I wasn't looking for this kind of work at all.
I started in radio, again accidentally. I wasn't looking for this kind of work at all.
I love the fact that it starts from there, and you don't know where it's gonna go. Wait long enough Show more
I love the fact that it starts from there, and you don't know where it's gonna go. Wait long enough - love will find you. Everything's a surprise. When you think you've got it all figured out... as Emerson said, the dice of God are always loaded. Hide
The fact that that's the difference between Mexicans and Cubans is pronounced. It's so immediately r Show more
The fact that that's the difference between Mexicans and Cubans is pronounced. It's so immediately recognizable, the way a Cuban speaks, the way a Cuban moves the hands. Hide
Food is a passion. Food is love.
Food is a passion. Food is love.
I used to work, part time, in a deli, in those days when your parents made you work just so you shou Show more
I used to work, part time, in a deli, in those days when your parents made you work just so you should know what work was like. And you'd make 4, 5, 6, ten dollars. Hide
I'm attracted to pathos, because life is mostly pathos. I've had a lot of it in my life.
I'm attracted to pathos, because life is mostly pathos. I've had a lot of it in my life.
I've dodged bullets but there's no scandal in my life.
I've dodged bullets but there's no scandal in my life.
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