Jimmy Smits Quotes
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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.
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If you're given gifts or blessings in your life, it's up to you to help the guy coming up behind you.
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Growing up in New York, we lived all around the city depending on our economic circumstance. I also lived in Puerto Rico for a number of years.
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My comfort zone has always been in an ensemble-type atmosphere.
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What's on the page dictates a lot of what I do. When the words are there, it's easy.
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I started out in the theater, and my background is classical. I'd love to be in a film version of a Shakespeare play.
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When I sit down and sign up for something, I vet where the people are coming from.
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I wasn't a great student, but I was interested in this theater thing, and I could spend hours in the library researching why the cuffs in the 18th century had four buttons. It was my handle.
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For minority actors, developing our own projects has to be the eventual path. We have a lot of stories to tell and a really unique voice. But none of that is going to be heard as long as we're just the hired hands, acting.
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Doing a truncated series is like doing a long movie, which allows for a certain artistic freedom. After just 12 episodes, you can take a breather and do other things for your career.
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I don't know... I don't think you can trust any of Kurt's characters. That's how Mr. Sutter operates: nothing is what it seems.
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I was in Puerto Rico going to school, and it was very jarring for me. 'Traumatic' is the only way that I can say it. Kids were making fun of me: 'Oh, you're a Yankee.' And I acted out a lot. A lot. But looking back, and through a little bit of therapy, everything I am has to do with that time.
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There's show business, and the business is sometimes in capital letters. You just have to give it your best shot when up at bat.
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I'm happy David Caruso is out there working.
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There are some things you have to give up to the higher power.
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I worked on a show called 'West Wing' before. I didn't work with Aaron Sorkin, but he created the show and set the tenor of the show, which was you follow the words of the script perfectly because there's a dramaturgical thing behind it.
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There's something so familial and intimate between a boxer and his trainer.
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Nurturing a project from the ground floor is something I've been wanting to do.
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My life hasn't changed that much. Sure, people recognize me, and airports can get tough, but the people who stop me tend to be real nice.
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Just give me a good role that allows me to hone my craft, and I am a pretty happy camper.
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I'm usually very analytical when I'm prepping stuff: real into the head thing.
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I've always strived to keep mixing it up, keep doing different things, and work in all different parts of our business.
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Latino people have come up to me and said they were motivated to become a lawyer because they saw me play one on TV - and you can't discount how great it is when they tell me I was the first.
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I always grapple with myself, from job to job, 'Is this going to make an impact in some way?'