I was named after Yul Brynner because my mother had an infatuation with him. Who the hell names a Cuban kid Yul? Talk about a torturous childhood.

- Yul Vazquez

The universe will put signposts in your life. You can either ignore them or embrace them. You can choose and wish for all the things you want, but th…

- Yul Vazquez

If I die tomorrow, I've done the two hardest things anybody can do in this life with the least amount of security - music and acting - and I've had s…

- Yul Vazquez

I acted when I was a real little kid. My mother was an actress in a Miami theater company comprised of actors from Cuba like her and I was the defaul…

- Yul Vazquez

You know, I've always tried to look at things as just what the part was. I never tried to worry about whether it was the lead or not the lead, becaus…

- Yul Vazquez

My wife and I volunteer for the Guide Dog Foundation, and we have two giant labs.

- Yul Vazquez

My advice to young actors is probably to do some theatre; definitely do that. I keep running into these actors who have never been on stage, and it's…

- Yul Vazquez

When you're onstage with Chris Rock, anything can happen. He is one of the greatest comic geniuses we've ever seen.

- Yul Vazquez

Yeah, I think that a play is a huge commitment, and I think that what it requires of you is a lot, so it really makes you dig in and find things, and…

- Yul Vazquez