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Quotes by Actor

"I bought all the stuff, but nothing was as satisfying to me as using the Rolleiflex because it was one shot."

"Before the eighth grade, I probably went to seven or eight different schools."

"I thought I understood the story very well, because I've lived with it for so long. But movies change and take on a life of their own once they start to be made, and you have to keep your eye on the real ball, not the ball that's in your head."

"You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom."

"I hate violence, yes I do. It's kind of a dilemma, huh?."


"In a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting."

"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."

"I guess my style is a cross between David Bowie and Clint Eastwood."

"Many years ago, I really didn't know where the next work was coming from."

"Someone once asked me what was the weirdest question I was ever asked. And I was stymied."

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. They wake up in the morning and that's the best they're going to feel all day."

"When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!"


"I do not know who there is among us that can claim to know God's purpose and God's intent."

"During my time we had two chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, at different times of course, on the bridge, both of whom asked my permission to sit on the captain's chair."
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"The fact that that's the difference between Mexicans and Cubans is pronounced. It's so immediately recognizable, the way a Cuban speaks, the way a Cuban moves the hands."

"I'm just looking always for characters that change, because I want to get better, as an actor and as a person."

"With network shows, writers can be so protective of every syllable."

"When Richie Cunningham drank too many beers, his parents sat him down and explained their concerns. If you live on this earth, you find out that we are all the same."

"Passion is very important to me. If you stop enjoying things, you've got to look at it, because it can lead to all kinds of depressing scenarios."


"A show like Knots or any other show that can be called a soap opera does terribly in syndication because if you're a viewer and you miss a week you don't know what's going on."

"I really don't know what I'm doing... I don't. It's terrible. I go in there and I learn how to be like the character and do the best I can, and that's all I really do."

"I always go back to theatre. It's probably where I'll draw my last breath."


"A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go anymore than you inquire when they'd like to shorten sail."

"I like the level of fame that I have. You get nice tables in restaurants sometimes, but fame isn't something that I find comfortable."

"When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually the noses of your friends."
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