You know, you may not be born in Puerto Rico, but Puerto Rican is definitely born in you.

I have a great career, and no matter what I am doing, a big blockbuster movie... or my small documentary, David Letterman will call and say I would like you to sit on my couch.

Face dance means you don't know what the hell the rest of your body was doing but your face is fierce. That's face dancing.

In my circle of friends, I've always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I don't want the spotlight on me.

You can learn steps, but you cannot learn how to boogie.

If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever.

If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window.

You never understand how dear your privacy is until you lose it.

I did not try to conform to anybody's ideal of what a Latin celebrity or movie star should be. I took a lot of hits for it.

In movies, you shoot out of sequence, so the issue of reality is really taken out of it

I am a positive person. I never think of the glass as half empty. I just keep pushing forward.

If you say it very softly, with a smile, you can get away with saying almost anything, even the truth.

You just write about things that happen.

I think my greatest ambition in life is to pass on to others what I know.

I've carried a gun for 10 years. I've carried them in the locker room, and nobody really knows about it. I know how to handle myself, and I stow it away where nobody really knows about it.

Grace is the outcome of inward harmony.

I was inspired to create 'My Life' so I could finally share a personal part of my life beyond my music.

The knowledgeable person lives with a question mark '?' and the man of awe and wonder lives with an exclamation mark.

Think small.... If you can't think small, try philosophy or social criticism.

You are much closer than you think to creating a life you adore.

I guess the majority of people who want to ban certain musicians are the ones who are so proud of everything America stands for.