Jay Hernandez Quotes

United States, Actor
February 20, 1978

Javier Manuel Hernandez Jr. is an American actor and fashion model. After making his television debut in NBC's Hang Time, Hernandez made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst in the romantic drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001). He has since starred in numerous films, including Friday Night Lights (2004), Hostel (2005), Bad Moms (2016), and as Chato Santana / El Diablo in Suicide Squad (2016).

Also known as Fashion Model

No, I've never played baseball in my life.

Jay Hernandez
- Life
- Baseball
I'm pretty athletic and I play basketball a lot.

Jay Hernandez
- Pretty
- Basketball

It's always challenging to go into a role.

Jay Hernandez
I would say being in that institution - that psyche ward, or whatever it was. That was really creepy because it was a real place from like the early 1900s.

Jay Hernandez
- Real
- Creepy
We're not in high school anymore and we've had a little more life experiences to help us better understand what were going through in terms of stardom and recognition.

Jay Hernandez
- Life
- School
- Help
For me, I think that I don't like feeling pressure from outside sources. I'd rather put the pressure on myself and push myself to do it as good as I can.

Jay Hernandez
- Good
- Feeling
I'd heard about Texas football and how much of a religion it is, but to go to Odessa and experience it first-hand is something different than just hearing about it.

Jay Hernandez
There are a couple of projects that are sort of on the plate; I haven't closed any of them yet. I'm trying to figure out which one is going to be the best one for me.

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- Trying
- Couple

Best thing that's happened this year? Maybe Hostel. It was a great experience. I loved it.

Jay Hernandez
- Great
- Experience
Some of the material out there - I don't want to say that it's all bad - but there's a lot of bad stuff out there. You just continue reading scripts, and eventually you find something you connect with.

Jay Hernandez
- Bad
- Reading
No, I was going to college and got discovered.

Jay Hernandez
- College
I grew up in LA. I sort of watched the Raiders play and that sort of thing.

Jay Hernandez
- Up
But in film you always watch situations or stories that you really have no relation to. A lot of times just because there's no personal connection doesn't mean you can't connect with the film or the characters in the film.

Jay Hernandez
- Connection