Television Quotes by Jimmy Smits

12 Television quotes by Jimmy Smits

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Smits has been a steady presence on the small screen for decades, and his observations carry that depth. These twelve quotes give a concise look at his thoughtful take on television.

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I'm not going to leave one of the best shows to do another TV show.

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Considering what TV is, I could have wound up in a much worse situation.

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

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It's a lot of a workload doing an hour dramatic show. It's just incredible what little time off you get.

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The great thing about working in cable is that, since the season is truncated - we only do 12 shows - the…

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There's a lot of successful procedural shows that are out there. A lot of them are very successful. I just know there's…

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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…

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With the advent of cable and such, you guys are calling it the golden age of TV in terms of the writing…

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When you're doing 22 shows on network television, the writers are going on vapors towards the end and, as an actor, you're…

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Doing a truncated series is like doing a long movie, which allows for a certain artistic freedom. After just 12 episodes, you…

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The great thing about series television is that it's very fluid and there are a lot of things that come into play…

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You have to be like a sponge and use what you can and how it relates because TV is fluid. Things change…

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I don't feel I have to acknowledge how I'm doing by an award.

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I have no tattoos at all - it was a huge undertaking for me in the '80s to let my parents know I was…

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It just makes you feel proud, more than anything else, that the work has in some way transcended itself.

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The most obvious thing that comes to mind is the loss of one's privacy. Your life becomes an open book, but I've found ways…

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

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The Fourth of July concert is invigorating in so many ways, in terms of what it feels like to be an American.

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California has been very good to me in terms of the professional arena.

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I save the rage for the stage.

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I almost feel like sometimes when I'm on location, you miss your home and your family and all that stuff, but it keeps you…

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