Jimmy Smits Quotes

My central strength as an actor is the fact that I'm 6 foot 3. A certain power emanates from my size, juxtaposed with the fact that I try to find an element of sensitivity in every character I play. People enjoy seeing that because it goes against what we're led to expect as far as the way men are supposed to be - macho and all that.

Jimmy Smits

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To be honest, I think for part of my late teens my character didn't really develop very much. I was in a state of cold storage.

Damon Hill
- Character
- Cold
- Late
I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in 'We, the people.'

Barbara Jordan
- People
- Me
- Decision
I feel like most creative people are total freaks.

Zoe Kravitz
- People
- Creative
- Most
The symbolic power of Barack Obama's presidency - that whiteness was no longer strong enough to prevent peons taking up residence in the castle - assaulted the most deeply rooted notions of white supremacy and instilled fear in its adherents and beneficiaries.

Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Up
- Power
- Strong
Among men, sex sometimes results in intimacy; among women, intimacy sometimes results in sex.

Barbara Cartland
- Men
- Women
- Sex
On a personal level, there are many people who have meant a great deal to me. My father and mother were certainly of vital importance, not only in themselves but because they created a world for me to revolt against.

Ingmar Bergman
- People
- World
- Great