George Lopez talks to Ellen DeGeneres about recent Casino arrest for public intoxication

George Lopez is finally speaking out about his recent run in with the law, and it seems to have taught him a valuable lesson.

After the comedian was arrested on Feb. 27 for public intoxication at a Canadian casino, he stated Thursday's Ellen DeGeneres Show that he was done completely with drinking.

When Ellen asked Lopez what he has been up to since he last spoke with the talk show host four years ago Lopez said,

"Well, Ellen, recently I lifted myself off the casino floor in Canada...You know how they always say whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? Whatever happens in Canada, everybody knows."

"I was a bit intoxicated in Canada," Lopez said. "The authorities are much politer in Canada. You know, 'Sir, wake up. Sir, you're under arrest.' Very polite. And they told me, they said, 'Sir, this behavior cannot continue. And if it does continue, we would be honored if you would be mayor of Toronto,'" Lopez quipped, referring to Toronto's current mayor, Rob Ford, who has admitted to using crack cocaine "in one of [his] drunken stupors."

"Hilarious," DeGeneres said. "That's nice that they were polite and everything worked out okay. So you were asleep on the floor of the casino?"

"You know, I was on my way to my room -- I just missed it by 35 floors," Lopez, 52, said. "The casino carpet is so loud. I'm like, how the hell can I sleep on that carpet? It was so loud, you know, and guys were betting on whether I would get up...And then one person came by and said, 'I didn't know the Dog Whisperer [Cesar Millan] drank that much.'"

The drinking and incident was a wake up call for the Lopez Tonight host.

"Since then I have not had a drop of alcohol," he said to DeGeneres. "That was a nice going-away party for that guy, and then I'm the new George now sitting here in front of you...You know, just because Mexicans invented tequila doesn't mean we can handle it," Lopez continued.

"Well, I'm glad that you're okay, and I'm glad that you're stopping or taking a break or whatever you're doing," DeGeneres said.

"Thank you," Lopez replied. "No, I'm stopping."