John Leguizamo jokes that if white actors keep getting cast in Latino roles, he's going to cast himself as Gwyneth Paltrow in a movie about her ski-accident trial

• John Leguizamo joked that "if white people can take" Latino roles, he'd "take theirs."

• Leguizamo said he'd cast himself as Gwyneth Paltrow in a TV series about her ski-accident trial.

• Leguizamo has been outspoken about the dearth of Latino representation in Hollywood.

While highlighting Latino underrepresentation in Hollywood, John Leguizamo joked that he might take a role from a white actor by playing Gwyneth Paltrow in a movie about her ongoing ski-accident trial.

The actor, who stars in Prime Video's "The Power," is guest hosting "The Daily Show" after the departure of its host Trevor Noah. On Monday's episode, Leguizamo spoke about the phenomenon of white actors like James Franco, who was cast as Fidel Castro in the film "Alina of Cuba," being cast in Latino roles.

"Well, guess what? If white people can take our roles, I'm going to take theirs," Leguizamo said.

"When they do the TV series based on Gwyneth Paltrow's ski-accident trial, I'm going to be Gwyneth Paltrow," he continued, before launching into an impression of the actor and Goop founder.