"I like comedy. I would love to do comedy for a long time"
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The subtext is a rebuttal to typecasting that pretends to be self-effacing. Vergara became globally famous as a comic force, but her public image still gets filtered through accent, body, and the model-to-actress narrative that invites condescension. By stating her desire so simply, she refuses to litigate her legitimacy. She doesn't argue she's funny; she implies the work has already proved it. The line also signals craft without sounding "serious". Comedy is often treated like a detour from "real" acting, yet Vergara positions it as the long game - something you train, sharpen, and age into, not a stunt you do while the spotlight is forgiving.
Context matters: she emerged in an era where sitcoms became international IP and where Latinidad on U.S. screens was both newly marketable and tightly managed. Wanting "a long time" reads like a demand for more roles that aren't just punchlines about identity, but sustained authorship over how she gets to be funny.
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"I like comedy. I would love to do comedy for a long time." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-like-comedy-i-would-love-to-do-comedy-for-a-134717/. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

