Jimmy Smits Quotes
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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 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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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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When I sit down and sign up for something, I vet where the people are coming from.
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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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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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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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My comfort zone has always been in an ensemble-type atmosphere.
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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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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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There are some things you have to give up to the higher power.
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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'm happy David Caruso is out there working.
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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 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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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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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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Nurturing a project from the ground floor is something I've been wanting to do.
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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'm usually very analytical when I'm prepping stuff: real into the head thing.
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There's something so familial and intimate between a boxer and his trainer.
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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'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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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.