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For me, the bottom line is what's on the page.
- Jimmy Smits
#Bottom Line
#Bottom
#Line
#Me
#Page
As an actor, you think to yourself, 'I want to do good work,' but you also want the work that you do to make an impact in some way.
- Jimmy Smits
#Good Work
#Good
#Impact
#Work
#Yourself
I worked on a show called 'West Wing' before. I didn't work with Aaron Sorkin, but he created the show and set the tenor of the show, which was you follow the words of the script perfectly because there's a dramaturgical thing behind it.
- Jimmy Smits
#Behind
#Follow
#Show
#Words
#Work
Nude scenes aren't fun.
- Jimmy Smits
#Fun
#Scenes
I left 'L.A. Law' after five years when my contract was up because I felt I had done all I could do with the character. I didn't walk off the show with a three-picture deal to pursue this wonderful film career.
- Jimmy Smits
#Character
#Done
#Film
#Law
#Walk
'West Wing' was a show about politics.
- Jimmy Smits
#About
#Politics
#Show
#West
#Wing
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.
- Jimmy Smits
#Generation
#Me
#Television
#Work
#Young
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.
- Jimmy Smits
#End
#Game
#Moment
#Preparation
#Training
I've been lucky because I've had wonderful teachers along the way who have nurtured and pushed me to the next level.
- Jimmy Smits
#Me
#Next
#Teachers
#Way
#Wonderful
I have carried the burden of being a role model for some time. And that's great. The body of work I've done has afforded me that opportunity.
- Jimmy Smits
#Great
#Me
#Opportunity
#Time
#Work
I went to Brooklyn College as an education major. It was a big deal in the family, but really, I was living for Mom and Dad.
- Jimmy Smits
#Dad
#Education
#Family
#Mom And Dad
#Mom
Everything in moderation, like calories.
- Jimmy Smits
#Calories
#Everything
#Like
#Moderation
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.'
- Jimmy Smits
#Know
#Law
#Me
#Parents
#Tattoos
My career aspirations as an actor have always been driven foremost by the creative desire to be versatile.
- Jimmy Smits
#Actor
#Always
#Career
#Creative
#Desire
Michael C. Hall is an incredibly detailed actor who can convey so much with just an eyebrow.
- Jimmy Smits
#Actor
#Convey
#Eyebrow
#Just
#Who
The Latino population has become such a presence. We are part of the American tapestry in a very profound way, in every area you can think of, and are very significant in popular culture.
- Jimmy Smits
#American
#Culture
#Every
#Presence
#Way
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.
- Jimmy Smits
#Education
#Great
#I Am
#Possible
#Young
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