george lopez: you know what?think we're always on, like 24 hours day, so you collect thoughts, you know, i'm old school, so i write 'em down on legal pads with a sharpie and i have a black--i have a really nice apple computer that i rarely use because it's too new, you know? i write on an envelope. hey dude, i wrote some notes on a hanger, man. you know how hangers come with paper? i wrote notes on a hanger. really, on a hanger. things for the hbo special, the 24th, i'm writing notes on a hanger, bro. now, i gotta take the hanger with me to phoenix. damian: well, tell us about that one, "mexican in america." george: "america's mexican." damian: ah, okay. george: yeah, because, you know, it has a lot of meanings. i mean, you know, with immigration and the way it is, i seem to be the one who has crossed over and who is accepted, you know, when other people are being targeted. and i just thought, you know, "mexican-american? america's mexican." you know, it had a nice kind of counter-clockwise, counter-point kind of

our sit-down interviews with george lopez, vicente fox, and little joe, on your "comunidad del valle." male announcer: nbc bay area presents "comunidad del valle" with damian trujillo. ♪ damian: we're going to start today with our exclusive sit-down interview with former mexican president vicente fox. this interview was a few years ago, but it's timely given mexico has just elected a new president. vicente fox: i worked 15 years for the coca-cola company. i became president, ceo. i worked 15 years for private business, and i learned there about accountability, honesty, and hard working. and this is the way i have acted in politics.