Jimmy Smits Quotes

I was in Puerto Rico going to school, and it was very jarring for me. 'Traumatic' is the only way that I can say it. Kids were making fun of me: 'Oh, you're a Yankee.' And I acted out a lot. A lot. But looking back, and through a little bit of therapy, everything I am has to do with that time.

Jimmy Smits

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 9, 1955

Topics

TimeSchoolI AmFunLooking Back

Godspell was a good leap for me, it was a good shop window.

Jeremy Irons

GoodMeWindowLeapShop

It makes it very exciting don't you think to live in an age of, of discovery of human personality this way?

John Money

LiveAgePersonalityThinkYouWay

To try to be a professional athlete and work out when you're not sleeping right, you're traveling day to day, not to mention the bumps and bruises in the ring, and you're trying to eat right - it's a very, very challenging job.

Rob Van Dam

WorkDayJobTryingYouRing

I have worked in kitchens since I was 15 years old and never had a break.

Johnny Iuzzini

NeverOldYearsBreakSinceHad

I was living in upstate New York, in Kingston - small town, no comedy scene except for my friends and I doing these DIY shows and whatnot. And we put together this thing called the 'Altercation Punk Rock Comedy Tour.'

Chris Cubas

TogetherNew YorkSmallComedyDoing

Success is never bad in Hollywood. It is what you do with success that will dog you.

Christopher McQuarrie

DogSuccessYouBadHollywoodNever

I know what the attitudes of the readers are: These are guys who love women and respect women.

Christie Hefner

LoveWomenRespectKnowWhoReaders

I don't have a boss or PR person, so I'm accountable to no one.

Chris Sacca

BossPersonAccountable

I feel like I've always been doubted or slighted. Let's be honest. When you're a walk-on, you don't start for a No. 1 team, a national championship contender. You just don't. A walk-on is a guy who plays scout team, who's just happy to be on the team.

Clay Matthews III

HappyTeamStartFeelYouScout

Dorothy is the only woman in history who has had her menopause in public and made it pay.

Alice Roosevelt Longworth

HistoryWomanPayHerOnlyMade

I was born in a world of opera, theatre, films, poetry, art, and therefore, out of the wire, I made a stage. That's why they call me a high wire artist.

Philippe Petit

ArtPoetryMeTheatreWorldArtist

Generally, I'm not sad. I mean, everyone has sad moments.

Phyllis Smith

SadMomentsMeanEveryoneGenerally

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Jimmy Smits