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It's An Honor To Walk In The Footsteps Of A Legend. As Host I Intend To Honor The Tradition Of The Bob Hope Classic And Have A Great Time Blazing A New Path.

[there's] A Joke That I've Done Forever: 'nowadays They Say That The Largest Majority Of People Will Be Latino And You'll Tell Scary Stories To Your Grandkids: "a Long Time Ago When I Was Growing Up, There Used To Be People Who Were White," And The Kid Says, "really?" And You Say, "yeah, Like The Man Who Cuts Our Grass."' I've Had That Line Forever And I Love It.

I Believe That There Are Certain Things That Could Be Taken Care Of That You Don't Need A Strong Political Background In.

By The Time I Was 11, I Wanted To Be A Comedian. So All Those Years Later, I've Managed To Achieve My Dream As A Kid, And It Wasn't Easy. I'm On The [hollywood] Walk Of Fame And I'm One Of The 25 Most Influential Hispanics In America, According To Time Magazine. I Think My Duty Is To Go Back And Tell Kids, 'whatever Color You Are, Wherever You Come From, Anything And Everything Is Possible.' And I'm Living Proof.

It's Not Even About Black And White Anymore, Because So Many People Are From Mixed Backgrounds And Mixed Ethnicities, And It's Just A Great Time To Be Able To Pull All That Together.