Ian Gomez Quotations

As a child, one of my defense mechanisms was to try to be funny. My mom tried to nurture that by putting me in acting class. But I got bored when we stopped pretending to be trees and actually had to work.

I met my wife, Nia Vardalos, at The Second City, and she was chomping at the bit to move to L.A.

We come from Second City where you're taught if you make your fellow stage partner look good, that makes you look good.

I remember I got an ALMA award for an actor being on three shows simultaneously.

Scott Foley was always fun because he's a very funny guy. So I liked working with him a bunch.

I have a speech impediment because I slur a lot, and they even make fun of me on 'Cougar Town' because there's certain word combinations that I just can't say.

My stepfather had a connection with The Second City and told me I should go there. I woke up in a cold sweat one night and said, 'I'm moving to Chicago.' That's how I went to Second City.

My mom's family is Russian Jewish, and my dad's Puerto Rico Catholic, so it's kind of a weird mix.