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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Media images are so important to young people feeling positive about themselves.

I do want to be involved in quality projects that say something positive about the Latino community.

There just aren't enough positive portrayals of Latino life in film.

I don't know... I don't think you can trust any of Kurt's characters. That's how Mr. Sutter operates: nothing is what it seems.

If God wanted the woods to be quiet, He would not have given birds songs to sing.

We livein the smallspaces between our wordshidingbetweenthe saidand allwe cannot say.

People are so overwhelmed with the prestige of their instruments that they consider their personal judgement of hardly any account.

No one can be all things, as we all know.

Personality maintains its discreetness by an act of will. Otherwise one person will flow helplessly into another.

There's an overlap between social-realist fiction and crime fiction - a sweet spot there.

Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat.

Build gaps in your life. Pauses. Proper pauses.

What thou art, that thou art.

I love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me.