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"Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part."
"There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane."
"I think my being such a nomad let me into acting. I was always having to create a new image whenever we moved."
"Great acting may be a turn-on, but it won't make me fantasize about the person for a week."
"I was never a villain on the stage. I always played strong, sympathetic types. My first stage role with a speaking part, believe it or not, was as a priest. It wasn't until I began acting in films that the producers and directors saw me primarily as a bizarre villain."
"My approach to acting is that I am totally intuitive. I read the script and I get it. If I don't get it, I can't do it."
"Acting is really not what I'm interested in. I'm not an aspiring actor and you should be able to tell."
"Seeing The English Patient is wonderfully draining, but imagine acting in it for six months."
Explore more quotes by Edward James Olmos
"At the rate we're going, the 21st century looks pretty clear. It's going to be pretty violent."
"You know, Hillary Clinton gives of herself. Princess Diana gave of herself. But they are not saints."
"And I've been acting for 39 years, so I define characters differently than I did in say Miami Vice."
"I believe that Gandhi was correct. Non-violent civil disobedience is the only way to bring about change that allows people to enjoy the change and not get killed in the process."
"And, granted, for a long time, the European has been dominant in certain parts of this Western Hemisphere, but by the end of the 21st century, it's over."
"Because people of color will definitely, definitely become the power base in the Western Hemisphere."
"There are nuclear weapons in China, Iran, Korea and Pakistan. It wouldn't take much to send a couple of warheads off on this planet somewhere that would cause a lot of environmental damage, then if you have got someone who wants to retaliate you have real problems."
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