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I never thought television would or could be a long-term commitment.
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There's something so familial and intimate between a boxer and his trainer.
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I'm not a policy wonk - I'm somewhere between being undecided and a surrogate.
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Everything in moderation, like calories.
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I almost feel like sometimes when I'm on location, you miss your home and your family and all that stuff, but it keeps you focused on the work.
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I have no tattoos at all - it was a huge undertaking for me in the '80s to let my parents know I was piercing my ear when I did 'L.A. Law.'
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I'm happy David Caruso is out there working.
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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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An actor tries to be versatile, to immerse himself in a different culture.
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It's great to be able to play the 'bad guy' role, because you always get a lot to do, but I'm always looking at the why - how does a person get to that particular point.
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Education is the key in so many ways.
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I save the rage for the stage.
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What happens to George Clooney and Bruce Willis is great, but I can't gauge my career by anyone else's.
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You can't get so serious as to not realize that what we do is entertainment, but when you have the chance to provoke thought or advance discussion on a topic, it's just the icing on the cake.
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I've been very lucky to work on a wide variety of projects, including two long-run and top-10 dramatic television shows. That is why it is so important to offer a helping hand to the next generation of young Latinos coming up behind me.
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Media images are so important to young people feeling positive about themselves.
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We tend to think of World War II and all the atrocities that happened, and people say, 'Never again.' But these things are still happening. The Amnesty International files are big.
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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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At first, I took theater courses on the side. Then, theater became my minor; then it was my major.
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I think education was the key for me, and that's what I tell kids. That base in the classics gave me something to springboard from, which I wouldn't have had if I'd come out to Los Angeles early and been guest punk of the week on 'Hill Street Blues.'
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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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I do want to be involved in quality projects that say something positive about the Latino community.
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I work out, but I'm not doing it specifically because I show my butt on TV.
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