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Jimmy Smits

"Just give me a good role that allows me to hone my craft, and I am a pretty happy camper."

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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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"In the '60s, '70s and '80s, everybody was pretty tense on the set."

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"No not at all... it is rare for shows to make it as long as Once and Again... It was a pretty good run."

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"It was a pretty wild ride. The race wasn't bad, but qualifying would take your breath."

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"Things come to me pretty regularly. There is never a shortage or a backlog."

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"They all went down in droves because just scenes of palm trees and beaches can get pretty boring."

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"So the guy that we're really targeting our system at this year is one of the guys who brought a 16bit system three or four years ago and has pretty much had it with that, and he's ready to buy something new."

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"Yes, I do get recognized in public. It's pretty nice."

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"Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge from meself, put in."

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"I was pretty taken with Patti Smith, she was my heroine."

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"I wondered how they would top the Pirates and skeletons and moonlight, because that's a pretty cool concept."

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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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"I like the gypsy aspect of this business."
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"Celebrity hits like a bomb."
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"If you're afraid to live your life in a glass bubble, how can you do what we do in this industry?"
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"I'm an actor. I love to act. That's my job. I'll leave the politicking to others."
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"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."
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"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."
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"I never thought television would or could be a long-term commitment."
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"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!"
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