Jimmy Smits Quotes
People become actors because they want to hide, and it's not easy to talk about myself. I accept that a certain responsibility goes with being an actor in the public eye, but I haven't found a comfortable way to deal with it.
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I think that I could be an example to young people, and they know that dreams come true.
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All I can start with is what moves me and feels like a great challenge as an actor and I think is saying something unusual or irreverent or human - honest in some way.
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I'm 43. I'm not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet.
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In the glory which overhangs Palestine afar off, we imagine emotions which never come, when we tread the soil and walk over the hallowed sites.
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I don't care much about hardware. Nintendo games are some of the best games in the world, and from a more graphical standpoint, the Wii can't do what a PS3 or 360 can do.
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I greatly enjoy reading the biographies of scientists, and when doing so I always hope to learn the secrets of their success. Alas, those secrets generally remain elusive.
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The vampires in the 'VAMPS' series judge each other as harshly as they judge humans, and basically, vampires don't get along very well. So you've got a culture that's from cradle to grave like the worst high school you've ever been in.
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Imagination rules the world.
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I like to look at 'A Place in the Sun' every now and get inspired by it.
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Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.
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It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.
Garry Kasparov -
I dare anybody to look at me and say I'm anorexic. I'm so totally not.
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I open the doors for everybody all the time.
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You get steely nerves playing poker.
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People want entertainment, a whole night of it, a whole experience.
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This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I'm into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.
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Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
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Today the financial market is no good, but the money is there.
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Fortunately and unfortunately, what I love entails, and makes, a lot of money.
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There are a number of qualities which are important for mental peace, but from the little experience I have, I believe that one of the most important factors is human compassion and affection: a sense of caring.
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If I owned a network, I would never let a guy just put people on without telling me who they are.
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I am someone who places great value on the detail. That was always the case, even in my days as a racing driver.
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I always say to people that you have never seen the best of me, and that's what I mean - I've never been fully fit.
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People become actors because they want to hide, and it's not easy to talk about myself. I accept that a certain responsibility goes with being an actor in the public eye, but I haven't found a comfortable way to deal with it.
