Famous quotes by Actors

"You can't drown yourself in drink. I've tried, you float"

"When I get sad I stop being sad and be AWESOME instead. True story!"

"My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can"

"I am a hopeless romantic and I love to spoil my girlfriends"

"It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my pocket. A lot has happened since then"

"A woman should be home with the children, building that home and making sure there's a secure family atmosphere"

"Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops"

"I mean, I look at my dad. He was twenty when he started having a family, and he was always the coolest dad. He did everything for his kids, and he never made us feel like he was pressured. I know that it must be a great feeling to be a guy like that"

"That's so different in Hong Kong when I'm using my own mother language, I can treat the line in one thousand different ways, with many different reactions"

"If you want to be happy, live discreetly. Does that make sense in English?"

"Family is not an important thing, it's everything"

"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable"

"If I have enough money to eat I'm good"

"I don't know the first real thing about the dating game. I don't know how to talk to a specific person and connect. I just think you have to go to person by person and do the best you can with people in general"

"You believe in God, then you don't believe anymore and when you have a big problem, you pray anyway"

"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"

"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"

"For minority actors, developing our own projects has to be the eventual path. We have a lot of stories to tell and a really unique voice. But none of that is going to be heard as long as we're just the hired hands, acting"

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

"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"

"There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very, very hard and always be prepared; never give up; and once you get the job, give them more than they ever expected: - Shine!"

"There's something so familial and intimate between a boxer and his trainer"

"I've been in California for about 15 years now. You're always in your car and insulated. I miss New York so much"

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

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

"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"

"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"

"I'm an actor. I love to act. That's my job. I'll leave the politicking to others"

"Celebrity hits like a bomb"

"I like the gypsy aspect of this business"