“When people come into my home and they're like, 'Should I take my shoes off?' I say, 'You do whatever you want to do.' At the end of the day, my floor being dirty matters less to me than you being comfortable. Do whatever you want to do.”

Salvadoran writer, comedian, and actor

Julio Torres is a Salvadoran writer, comedian, and actor. He is known for his work in television and film, including writing for Saturday Night Live and creating HBO's Los Espookys and Fantasmas. He co-created, wrote, and executive produced both HBO series, and each won a Peabody Award. Torres also wrote for The Chris Gethard Show on truTV, and he later directed, wrote, and starred in the surrealist comedy film Problemista.