Zitat des Tages von Jimmy Smits:
Celebrity hits like a bomb.
That 'who's the sexiest' business is a crock that the media cooked up to sell magazines, so while I say thank you very much, I don't put much stock in it.
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.
How come actors feel like they have to give some kind of personal revelation attached to the project?
As an actor, it's hard to approach any character with negatives.
If you're afraid to live your life in a glass bubble, how can you do what we do in this industry?
There's something so familial and intimate between a boxer and his trainer.
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.
Just give me a good role that allows me to hone my craft, and I am a pretty happy camper.
When we are out there selling a new picture, when did it become part of the deal that you have to sell the family? To use the juicy part of your life to get attention? I'm not blaming the reporters. It's the system.
I can't get into talking about why another actor left. It has nothing to do with me.
I work out, but I'm not doing it specifically because I show my butt on TV.
There's a lot of successful procedural shows that are out there. A lot of them are very successful. I just know there's an audience out there that wants character also.
If you're given gifts or blessings in your life, it's up to you to help the guy coming up behind you.
In my college years, I worked as a union labor organizer. I was just one of the many workers trying to do my part to help the community.
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.
It's a lot of a workload doing an hour dramatic show. It's just incredible what little time off you get.
I never thought television would or could be a long-term commitment.
Education is the key in so many ways.
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.
My comfort zone has always been in an ensemble-type atmosphere.
Michael C. Hall is an incredibly detailed actor who can convey so much with just an eyebrow.
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.
It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment.
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.
I like the gypsy aspect of this business.
There are some things you have to give up to the higher power.
Of course you draw from yourself, but the artistic nourishment you want to get is be versatile, do something different, and I think I got a chance to do that in a lot of different ways.
I have been in rooms with people arguing over a character that's not really fleshed out: that, just because the surname is Latino, that automatically means you have an accent.
I'm an actor. I love to act. That's my job. I'll leave the politicking to others.
There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very, very hard and always be prepared; never give up; and once you get the job, give them more than they ever expected: - Shine!
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.
California has been very good to me in terms of the professional arena.
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.
I save the rage for the stage.
My career aspirations as an actor have always been driven foremost by the creative desire to be versatile.