Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

I like the gypsy aspect of this business.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

I never thought television would or could be a long-term commitment.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

If you're afraid to live your life in a glass bubble, how can you do what we do in this industry?

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

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.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

Just give me a good role that allows me to hone my craft, and I am a pretty happy camper.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

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.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

Education is the key in so many ways.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

If you're given gifts or blessings in your life, it's up to you to help the guy coming up behind you.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

I've always strived to keep mixing it up, keep doing different things, and work in all different parts of our business.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

I'm not a policy wonk - I'm somewhere between being undecided and a surrogate.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

I save the rage for the stage.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

Unfortunately, considering that we Latinos are really big for movie companies when they have blockbuster releases or new cable shows, when it comes to the dynamic of supporting our own product, it leaves much to be desired.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

When you have celebrity, it's a whole different thing than being an artist.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

As an actor, I just want to keep mixing it up.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

I had opportunities to stay on shows for long periods of time, and maybe financially that would have been good, but I feel good about trying to keep doing things that are a little bit different than what I've done.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

I couldn't see myself doing a traditional sitcom.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

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
Jimmy Smits

I'm socially awkward in life, and that's one of the reasons why I do what I do. I'm more about interpreting other people's words.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

When I sit down and sign up for something, I vet where the people are coming from.

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

Michael C. Hall is an incredibly detailed actor who can convey so much with just an eyebrow.