Jimmy Smits Quotes
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It's a lot of pressure. Some of the cast wants a StairMaster on the set so you can work out like crazy before your naked scene.
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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've been lucky because I've had wonderful teachers along the way who have nurtured and pushed me to the next level.
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Nurturing a project from the ground floor is something I've been wanting to do.
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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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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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I always grapple with myself, from job to job, 'Is this going to make an impact in some way?'
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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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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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I'm happy David Caruso is out there working.
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I'm usually very analytical when I'm prepping stuff: real into the head thing.
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You have to find what makes you stable in the storm. Then, no matter what's happening round you, no matter what the hype or the publicity, you can still manage to make leaps in your work as an artist.
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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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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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You gotta find that hook so everybody can grab on to it. So that you're true to the culture but, at the same time, how it relates to the larger tapestry.
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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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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 was asked to speak at a bar association, because there's an upswing on college applications - in general and for Latinos - because of 'L.A. Law.' I went to a couple of functions, and I just felt an energy: It was, you're doing a good job, but do you realize how important it is?
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I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if possible, they should pursue an advanced degree. I am convinced that education is the great equalizer.
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I've had the good fortune to play characters that have a role-model thing to them.
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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.
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I can't get into talking about why another actor left. It has nothing to do with me.
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I've been told that I wasn't Latino enough, which was code for 'street' enough.
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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.