Jimmy Smits Quotes
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I always say three things make a writer: inspiration, obviously; perspiration, doing the work. But the third is desperation. I'm not really fit for anything else, or to have a real job. That fear drives me. The pressure has always been self inflicted.
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I don't think it is just in the world of politics. The lack of civility in society as a whole, some of it, I believe, is very much fueled by social media and frankly, it's fueled by the fact that journalism is not journalism any more.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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People often try to disguise televisions. I always think that makes it worse. It is what it is!
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This is the beauty of fiction. We may not like these characters, but we inhabit them.
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On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film.
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There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.
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I think any artist that's going to become anything in this world faces humility: with great humility comes great success.
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To become the best comedian, I must be well-rounded.
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Women have a lot of... attitudes enforced in us about our sense of attractiveness being bound up in long, flowing, Hollywood kind of hair.
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The Internet offers an interesting combination of advertising and community by participating in the community you can become an advertisement for yourself.
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The music led to the acting. But movies aren't something you can just will yourself into. Someone has to choose you, and you have to be quite fortunate to be chosen.
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When you're in a place, the details you focus on are different than details you focus on when you're writing about it.
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I come with bad genetics, personally.
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There's a lot more to publishing a book than writing it and slapping a cover on it.
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There's a kind of numbness, a sameness, a lack of motivation in 'good job' culture.
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I'm very obsessed with not being perfect.
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I don't see myself in the political realm.
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We have wild animals in zoos, yet people rarely meet their 'food' face to face.
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We have to slowly, carefully, and thoughtfully align all of our interests.
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The bread while becoming by virtue of Christ's words the body of Christ does not cease to be bread.
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...when General Eisenhower defined an intellectual as 'a man who takes more words than is necessary to tell more than he knows', he was speaking not as a Republican but as an American.
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My favorite song is "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" because it's become my signature song. I sang it for six American presidents and five command performances... it's made me a world citizen.
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What's on the page dictates a lot of what I do. When the words are there, it's easy.
