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Mario López: (On working on a daytime soap opera) They tell me Bold and the Beautiful is big all over the world and the producer is open to letting me do other things so I'm hoping to take a page from the Kelly Ripa book and work on both soaps and talk shows.
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Mario López: (On playing Dr. Christian Ramirez on the daytime soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful") There aren't too many positive Latino characters on TV,... ...But this guy is hardworking and doesn't have a shady past.
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Mario López: (ON his girlfriend Courtney Mazza giving birth to their daughter Gia Francesca Lopez) She was so tough and so strong during the whole thing... ...This beautiful baby girl… she's precious. I woke up this morning as a regular guy. I'm going to bed tonight as a father.
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Mario López: (On how he felt doing a nude photo shoot for People Magazine) Like a nature boy, all my glory, doing the thing.
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Mario López: (On releasing a nude photo of him in People Magazine, similar to Burt Reynolds) Burt had a lot more hair, but then again it was the '70s.
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Mario López: Usually I'll go to San Diego to hang out with my parents if I want to unwind.
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Mario López: There's three things men always talk about - women, sports, and cars.
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Mario López: Right now, I'd like to just continue on a series where I am doing good work with a balance of comedy and drama. That and do occasional features and movies.
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Mario López: Like they say, you can learn more from a guide in one day than you can in three months fishing alone.
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Mario López: It's getting to the point I can't keep up. I hate to turn people away, so when they ask, I just tell them I'm putting them on the list.
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Mario López: In some cases, the casting directors have casted blindly and have not looked into my ethnic background.
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Mario López: I'm proud of my background, so I hope there will be more roles where Hispanics are being portrayed.
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Mario López: I love talking about women because they are a constant study and you're always learning.
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Mario López: I like to consider myself an actor who just happens to be Hispanic.
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Mario López: I haven't gotten labeled as a Hispanic actor.
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Mario López: I grew up in a household without a lot of problems and they have been very supportive from day one.
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Mario López: I excercise a lot, but I focus mostly on boxing.
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Mario López: Everybody has their secret blends. For a while there was one called I-Hop because of the syrup and sugar that went into it. Making blends becomes a scientific thing, kind of like hi-tech fishing.
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Mario López: Eventually though, I'd like to have my own production company. Then I could create great opportunities not only for myself, but for other actors as well.