Hey guys, Marooq here in New York with Young Hollywood where we're about to catch up with John Leguizamo. So John, I wrote to my Twitter followers. I said, "Send me questions for John." And there was outrage over the fact that The Pest never won an Oscar.

I know. I've seen I've been seeing that. I don't know how I was overlooked but comedies are always overlooked, man.

Are you still really upset about it?

Yeah, I I I lose sleep over it. I You know, I I I started drinking again. I I don't know. It's rough. It's rough. You know, being looked over is a tough thing.

You were voted most talkative back in school. When did it occur to you, you know what? This could be my career.

Well, that was that was a consolation prize cuz uh class clown was really competitive in my school.

Nice.

So they gave me a consolation prize.

You've done all right with it.

I've done all right. I had to overcome a lot of issues about it.

Now then you get to school and you're the only Latino in your drama class. What has it meant to you to be a Latino in theater and in movies?

Well, you know, I knew my people have we have a lot to contribute and always have. It was just weird to be sort of uh the just the opportunities weren't there and uh I was the only one that didn't care somehow. I didn't really care that there was a lot of uh doors closed and glass ceilings that you can't get through. I I was always the kind of person that was like never took defeat as uh as a reality.

What have you done to really break those ceilings?

Well, I wrote my own stuff when you know, from the rejection when I started the business, I started writing my own stuff, producing my own things. Pretty my own opportunities.

You just did the movie Chef. Are you a good cook in real life?

I'm okay.

What do you cook?

I do a great chicken. And I make great coffee.

That's a start. What What advice would you give the John of 30 years ago who's just starting out in his career?

I would That's what I tell kids when I go to schools and and and and jails. You know, when I

Interesting mix.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I I tell them, you know find the best teachers in the world and study next to them. Be their apprentice. That's that's the way to be great.