Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Cuban comedian Joey Diaz.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
José Antonio Díaz, known professionally as Joey "CoCo" Diaz, is a Cuban-American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. After pursuing stand-up comedy full time in 1991 in the Colorado and Seattle areas, Diaz relocated to Los Angeles in 1995 where he began acting, securing various film and television roles, including My Name Is Earl, The Longest Yard, Spider-Man 2, Grudge Match, and The Many Saints of Newark.
People die millionaires. All your life, you're gonna stress money?
I love Houston.
I lived in my car in Hollywood for a year, and then it got towed. My... apartment got towed. How... does that happen?
Hey, I'm not rich, but I'm lucky. I get to do what I want to do. That's not an easy thing to do in this country.
I'm Hispanic. I'm a Catholic. I believe in God. I believe in karma.
I thought I would be an extra one time in a movie. And I would have been happy with that.
I just showed up at the Comedy Store. You keep showing up, and you keep showing up, and eventually, somebody notices.
I was just coming out of prison, I was married, and I had a kid, and I didn't know what to do, so I tried stand-up.
I'm a stand-up comic, but I also have ideas, and I want to get them out. People think getting in front of the mic is the only way to work out. You've got to try different situations.
If I see an audition for a show or a movie, I'll send a tape in. I attack it. The whole time, I'm booking comedy, so no matter what, I always got that coming in. I'm always working on my craft.