“Film in many ways is very literal.” — Jose Antonio Vargas Quote

“Film in many ways is very literal.”

“I am undoubtedly one of the more, if not the most, privileged undocumented immigrants in America. And for us at Define American, which is this culture campaign group that I founded with some friends, culture trumps politics.”

“I think the hardest stories we tell are always the ones about ourselves. And as a journalist, I was taught that I'm never supposed to put myself in the story. So I spent what, 11, 12 years of my life writing about other people so I don't have to face my own life.”

“When I was in high school, I was so in love - as I should have been - with the performance aspect of theater and just the literal act of performing.”

“I can't think of any better tribute to the Dozier School Boys than for their story, which is about their literal visceral erasure, to be resurrected.”

“Most times when people pitch you as being perfect for a part... they don't look at you as an actor who can transform. A lot of people are so literal.”