Eugenio Derbez Quotes

When I first immigrated to the United States, there were not many jobs that stood out. So I worked at a gas station, cleaning.

The first years of my life in the U.S. were very difficult.

At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant.

I came to New York in 1986. My father didn't think it was a good idea. I didn't know how I found it, but I went to Hunter College. I had no money and I couldn't speak English.

I always heard that immigrants had a really hard life when they came to America.

I - my experience was really no different from any other immigrant that came to this country. It was rough.

My dad, he believed in me. My first year was hard for me. I came to the States with myself, and no one came with me.

My parents did not come to the U.S. with much; they had a lot of hardship.

My father, when he arrived in this country found it difficult.

It was not so easy for me in Scotland in general.

When someone decides to come to the U.S., he knows what he's getting into.

People do ask me if I think I can make it in the States.

The challenge of work-life balance is without question one of the most significant struggles faced by modern man.

I came to the States when I was ten, and that was, in many ways, very hard.

When you move from a different country, it takes a while to make friends. I found myself being lonely a lot at first. In New Delhi, I had all my family. But Portland is one of those cities you can immerse yourself in and feel comfortable. People are so friendly.

Moving to a new country is always difficult, but the fact my dad and my sister came to live with me was a huge help. That made things easier.

How emigration is actually lived - well, this depends on many factors: education, economic station, language, where one lands, and what support network is in place at the site of arrival.

It was only a few years ago that I couldn't get hired to save my life.

I came over when I was 10 years old, which was very difficult because everybody made fun of me.

My dad is an ob-gyn - he's retired now - and he wanted to come to the States to make a better life, for opportunity. My mom said that, on the plane ride here, I did not want to speak a word of English - I spoke Tagalog. And then, after the first day of school, I didn't want to speak anything but English.

When I was leaving Yemen to come to America, things were tough. My dad had just been laid off, and it was a challenge. When I lived in Yemen, I thought America was a perfect place. Everything was bigger and better. I dreamed big. The American dream, you know? You have to work hard for your dream to come true.

When I came to America from Sweden, Mother and I, we went to Chicago where our relatives lived.

When I was old enough, I was 21 years of age, I decided to come to America. I did it illegally, so I jumped the border. I didn't speak any English.

I went by myself to Hollywood, I spoke no English, every day I had to go to school.

I remember, the first time I came to the United States in 1996, I didn't speak a word of English at the beginning. I am very thankful for this country and the opportunity music has given me... My three kids were born here in Miami; they speak Spanish at home, but English with all their friends.