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title: "1 Television Came Quotes By Ricardo Montalban"
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> [It is to TV that I owe my freedom from bondage of the Latin lover roles. Television came along and gave me parts to chew on. It gave me wings as an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/it-is-to-tv-that-i-owe-my-freedom-from-bondage-of-the-latin-lover/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/ricardo-montalban-34260_bondage_it-is-to-tv-that-i-owe-my-freedom-from-b_1068061.png)

## More by Ricardo Montalban

> [Ask not what the role can do for you; ask what you can do for the role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/ask-not-what-the-role-can-do-for-you-ask-what-you-can-do-for-the-role/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

> [I found enormous opposition to my religion. It's like if you want to strengthen your biceps, you lift heavy weight, as heavy as you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/i-found-enormous-opposition-to-my-religion-it-s-like-if-you-want-to/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

> [Standing on soil feels so much different than standing on city pavement; it lets you look inward and reflect and see who you really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/standing-on-soil-feels-so-much-different-than-standing-on-city/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

> [If you shake your fist, the other guy will shake his too. But if you extend your hand to shake their hand, then they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/if-you-shake-your-fist-the-other-guy-will-shake-his-too-but-if-you/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

> [And yet I think of Christopher Reeve who said he would pay two million dollars to be able to feel pain again. What a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/and-yet-i-think-of-christopher-reeve-who-said-he-would-pay-two/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

> [There couldn't be better parents than mine, loving yet strict. They disciplined with love. A child without discipline is, in away, a lost child.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/there-couldn-t-be-better-parents-than-mine-loving-yet-strict-they/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

> [Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/politics-is-too-partisan-and-sometimes-patriotism-is-cast-aside/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

> [It is to TV that I owe my freedom from bondage of the Latin lover roles. Television came along and gave me parts to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/it-is-to-tv-that-i-owe-my-freedom-from-bondage-of-the-latin-lover/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

> [True love doesn't happen right away; it's an ever-growing process. It develops after you've gone through many ups and downs, when you've suffered together,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/true-love-doesn-t-happen-right-away-it-s-an-ever-growing-process-it-2/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

> [What is appealing is the idea of attaining the unattainable and learning from it. Once you obtain a fantasy it becomes a reality, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/what-is-appealing-is-the-idea-of-attaining-the-unattainable-and/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

> [Because we should always respect other nationalities, I have always tried to play them with dignity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/because-we-should-always-respect-other-nationalities-i-have-always/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

> [Being the only non-Black was a unique experience. After a few weeks, you're not aware of skin color differences. You see the color; you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/being-the-only-non-black-was-a-unique-experience-after-a-few-weeks/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

> [Hollywood does not write parts for people like me, an elderly gentleman, and when they find out you're crippled, forget about it. No, I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/hollywood-does-not-write-parts-for-people-like-me-an-elderly/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

> [My father taught me that only through self-discipline can you achieve freedom. Pour water in a cup and you can drink; without the cup,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-montalban/my-father-taught-me-that-only-through-self-discipline-can-you-achieve/)

[Ricardo Montalban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-montalban/)

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