American - Actor | July 9, 1955 -
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
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I like the gypsy aspect of this business.
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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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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.
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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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Just give me a good role that allows me to hone my craft, and I am a pretty happy camper.
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There's something so familial and intimate between a boxer and his trainer.
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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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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.
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As an actor and as a performer, I've felt that the education system has really helped me in a lot of ways... there was always a teacher or a professor along the way that kept pushing me to the next stage.
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Education is the key in so many ways.
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Media images are so important to young people feeling positive about themselves.
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