A biography for Esai Moraleshasn’t been written yet.
“I'll never lose the sense of being an underdog.”
“I like the Beatles. They're at the core of my musicality. And John Lennon's my spiritual father.”
“In New York, just standing still on the sidewalk is a weird feeling. You have this incessant need to do things. Los Angeles is about kicking back, relaxing, your inner child, peace.”
“I just arrive, they hand me a script and say, do it.”
“All I would say to people who doubt 'Caprica' is: Everything good starts slow.”
“I'm really, really dumb about describing wine, but I like wine that's full-bodied and dry.”
“Being an American is a state of mind, and to be in a family is to feel the power of belonging, the power of your roots. Family is a tree, the strength of a tree, the roots, the leaves, the past and the present, the future, the fruits, the seeds.”
“I don't want to be the 'spice' added to a show. I'm not a condiment!”
“I see myself being a father, hopefully a husband, but I'm very gun-shy. The older I get, the further the goalpost.”
“I don't get paid like a person that everyone knows, but I get paid so much more in so many ways.”
“I believe if people understood each other more, if people took the time and realize it's not 'all about me' and I'm on a big planet with a lot of other people and concerns, maybe we can learn how to get along with each other.”
“You know, I'm not making top dollar, but when you're making top dollar, there are a lot of people waiting for you to fall.”
“My character Esteban is a guy who really didn't think he was gonna be there at this point in his life. He's in his early 30s. He's got a son. He's raising his son as a single father.”
“If you don't look like the ruling class, bring your inhaler.”
“I love shocking people.”
“I think that racism has gotten more subtle, and it's not even racism anymore: it's placism. Like where you live or whether you went to community college or Harvard, and it exists within the race.”
“I went jogging up on Mulholland. In the middle of my run I had some form of asthma attack and couldn't even walk. I couldn't get a ride one block to my house. I thought I was going to die.”
“Being an actor you have a lot of expenses.”