Benjamin Bratt Quotes

I've always said that Miguel Pinero's story is a quintessential American tale. An immigrant who comes to this country, is immediately marginalized to the lowest economic level and persecuted because of his skin color and, in spite of all the obstacles put in his way, he becomes a huge popular success.

Benjamin Bratt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 16, 1963

Topics

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Consider then, O man! whether there can be anything more wretched and poor, more naked and miserable, than man when he dies, if he be not clothed with Christ's righteousness, and enriched in his God.

Johann Arndt

GodManPoorMoreMiserableNaked

I've always spent more time with a smile on my face than not, but the thing is, I don't write about it.

Robert Smith

SmileTimeFaceMoreWriteAlways

In my mind, I'm still this kid from St. Louis, Missouri, that nobody really knows.

Sterling K. Brown

MindNobodyKidSt. LouisStill

For me, running against the Poles and Czechs would be like running against high school kids. And I hate all this gung-ho, run-for-the-red-white-and-blue attitude that the AAU spouts. If that's important to some people, fine, more power to 'em. But, damn it, I wish they'd leave me alone to do what I want to do - run against the best.

Steve Prefontaine

AttitudePowerAloneBestHateMe

Well, you know what? The actor still gets up in the morning, if he's still got something to work with, you go out there and you do it. Never quit!

Robert Forster

WorkMorningYouGoKnowQuit

I respect the fact that a director has studied the text and the road map of work before us, the subtleties, interconnections, underpinnings... His job is to paint the entire picture and knows all the colors that have to be in it.

Ruby Dee

WorkRespectJobColorsRoadMap

To me, casting is all about finding a character within the actor off the screen as much as on the screen.

Rupert Sanders

CharacterMeFindingActorWithin

My favorite color is jungle green. At least, that's what it said on the side of my favorite crayon in first grade. I don't know if it's an official color.

Mike Posner

GreenColorJungleKnowSaidFirst

To me, serving wasn't uncommon, and my service paled in comparison to so many of my friends who had done so much more. In my world - as a citizen soldier - I was surrounded by other soldiers just doing their jobs.

Jason Kander

ServiceMeWorldFriendsDoingDone

I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of that opportunity, I was blessed with the honor of being elected to the Hall of Fame.

Dennis Eckersley

GoodOpportunityMyselfBlessedFame

Anything Pixar does, you know, I really just am in awe of them and thrilled to be included in anything they do.

Bonnie Hunt

YouKnowAweAnythingJustPixar

The best art is realized when you can share the experience of making of it and not just the presentation of it, so that the audience is part of the creation and not just part of the consumption. Then it becomes much more full-bodied and robust.

Ava DuVernay

ArtBestExperienceYouCreation

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