Quotes from Edward James Olmos movies and TV shows

Gaff: It's too bad she won't live... But then again who does?

Abraham Quintanilla: You were out there wearing a bra.
Selena Quintanilla: It's not a bra.
Abraham Quintanilla: It's a bra with little sprinkly things on it.

Jaime Escalante: Do you want me to do it for you?
Pancho: Yes.
Jaime Escalante: You're supposed to say no.

Jaime Escalante: You're like a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there.

Jaime Escalante: Now you got a ticket to watch the show.

Jaime Escalante: It's not that they're stupid, it's just they don't know anything.

Jaime Escalante: Hey, what you got?
Pancho: I got a core.
Jaime Escalante: You owe me a hundred percent. And I'll see you in the People's Court.

Jaime Escalante: Tough guys don't do math. Tough guys fry chicken for a living.

Jaime Escalante: You think you got it, Johnny? Think you have the answer?
Tito: Juan is X, Carlos is Y, Pedro is X + Y. Is Pedro bisexual or straight?
Jaime Escalante: Sometimes I worry about you.

Jaime Escalante: You only see the turn, you don't see the road ahead.