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# Jimmy Smits

(1955)   Actor   United States

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Jimmy Smits is an actor from the United States, best known for *America's untold story*.

## Quick Facts About Jimmy Smits

Born July 9, 1955

Nationality United States

Profession Actor

Notable works America's untold story

## About Jimmy Smits

Jimmy L. Smits is an American actor whose career includes many television and film roles. He is especially remembered for playing Attorney Victor Sifuentes on L.A. Law, NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue, Matt Santos on The West Wing, and Bail Organa in the Star Wars movies. He also appeared as ADA Miguel Prado in Dexter, Nero Padilla in Sons of Anarchy, and Elijah Strait in Bluff City Law. His film work includes Switch (1991), My Family (1995), The Jane Austen Book Club (2007) and In the Heights (2021).

## Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

##  Quotes by Jimmy Smits · Page 3

> [Women think the people that I play are smoldering and dangerous. I look in the mirror, and I go, 'I don't get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/women-think-the-people-that-i-play-are-smoldering-and-dangerous-i/)

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> [If you're given gifts or blessings in your life, it's up to you to help the guy coming up behind you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/if-you-re-given-gifts-or-blessings-in-your-life-it-s-up-to-you-to/)

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> [When you're 27 million strong, no one can tell you that you don't belong or expect you to just move along.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/when-you-re-27-million-strong-no-one-can-tell-you-that-you-don-t/)

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> [When I grew up, we went to Coney Island and Central Park. We'd find our way to the water and watch the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/when-i-grew-up-we-went-to-coney-island-and-central-park-we-d-find-our/)

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[Central park](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/central-park/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/with-the-advent-of-cable-and-such-you-guys-are-calling-it-the-golden/)

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[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/when-you-re-doing-22-shows-on-network-television-the-writers-are/)

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> [I started out in the theater, and my background is classical. I'd love to be in a film version of a Shakespeare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/i-started-out-in-the-theater-and-my-background-is-classical-i-d-love/)

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> [My career aspirations as an actor have always been driven foremost by the creative desire to be versatile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/my-career-aspirations-as-an-actor-have-always-been-driven-foremost-by/)

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> [Unfortunately, considering that we Latinos are really big for movie companies when they have blockbuster releases or new cable shows, when it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/unfortunately-considering-that-we-latinos-are-really-big-for-movie/)

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> [Latino people have come up to me and said they were motivated to become a lawyer because they saw me play one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/latino-people-have-come-up-to-me-and-said-they-were-motivated-to/)

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> [I was asked to speak at a bar association, because there's an upswing on college applications - in general and for Latinos…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/i-was-asked-to-speak-at-a-bar-association-because-there-s-an-upswing/)

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[Doing good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doing-good/)

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> [I worked on a show called 'West Wing' before. I didn't work with Aaron Sorkin, but he created the show and set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/i-worked-on-a-show-called-west-wing-before-i-didn-t-work-with-aaron/)

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> [Celebrity hits like a bomb. So you have to find what makes you stable in the storm. Then, no matter what's happening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/celebrity-hits-like-a-bomb-so-you-have-to-find-what-makes-you-stable/)

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> [There are a lot of doors that still get shut, and there are a lot of walls to still breach. But, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/there-are-a-lot-of-doors-that-still-get-shut-and-there-are-a-lot-of/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/the-great-thing-about-series-television-is-that-it-s-very-fluid-and/)

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> [Change is very hard to effect. In America particularly, change only comes out of money. People don't wake up and say, 'Our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/change-is-very-hard-to-effect-in-america-particularly-change-only/)

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> [I'm happy that just about on every other show there's a Latino somewhere present, and we're not all the cooks anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/i-m-happy-that-just-about-on-every-other-show-there-s-a-latino/)

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> [I have carried the burden of being a role model for some time. And that's great. The body of work I've done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/i-have-carried-the-burden-of-being-a-role-model-for-some-time-and/)

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> [It's great to be able to play the 'bad guy' role, because you always get a lot to do, but I'm always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/it-s-great-to-be-able-to-play-the-bad-guy-role-because-you-always-get-2/)

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> [At 19, I had a family. I'm from Brooklyn, that's not Manhattan. All the people I know are not connected with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/at-19-i-had-a-family-i-m-from-brooklyn-that-s-not-manhattan-all-the/)

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> [I've been lucky because I've had wonderful teachers along the way who have nurtured and pushed me to the next level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/i-ve-been-lucky-because-i-ve-had-wonderful-teachers-along-the-way-who/)

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[Lucky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lucky/)

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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/it-s-a-lot-of-a-workload-doing-an-hour-dramatic-show-it-s-just/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/doing-a-truncated-series-is-like-doing-a-long-movie-which-allows-for/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/i-don-t-know-i-don-t-think-you-can-trust-any-of-kurt-s-characters/)

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> [It's a lot of pressure. Some of the cast wants a StairMaster on the set so you can work out like crazy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/it-s-a-lot-of-pressure-some-of-the-cast-wants-a-stairmaster-on-the/)

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> [How come actors feel like they have to give some kind of personal revelation attached to the project?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/how-come-actors-feel-like-they-have-to-give-some-kind-of-personal/)

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> [I went to Brooklyn College as an education major. It was a big deal in the family, but really, I was living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/i-went-to-brooklyn-college-as-an-education-major-it-was-a-big-deal-in/)

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> [That 'who's the sexiest' business is a crock that the media cooked up to sell magazines, so while I say thank you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/that-who-s-the-sexiest-business-is-a-crock-that-the-media-cooked-up/)

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> [I grew up in New York City, and I've got wonderful memories of the Fourth of July fireworks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/i-grew-up-in-new-york-city-and-i-ve-got-wonderful-memories-of-the/)

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[City](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/city/)

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> [It just makes you feel proud, more than anything else, that the work has in some way transcended itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/it-just-makes-you-feel-proud-more-than-anything-else-that-the-work/)

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> [I do want to be involved in quality projects that say something positive about the Latino community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/i-do-want-to-be-involved-in-quality-projects-that-say-something/)

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> [Variety is the thing for me to be able to work in theater and be involved in more films and TV movies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/variety-is-the-thing-for-me-to-be-able-to-work-in-theater-and-be/)

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[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

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> [At first, I took theater courses on the side. Then, theater became my minor; then it was my major.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/at-first-i-took-theater-courses-on-the-side-then-theater-became-my/)

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> [I used to wear sneakers with those nice suits because I wanted Victor Sifuentes to have a bounce in the courtroom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/i-used-to-wear-sneakers-with-those-nice-suits-because-i-wanted-victor/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/i-almost-feel-like-sometimes-when-i-m-on-location-you-miss-your-home/)

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> [In my college years, I worked as a union labor organizer. I was just one of the many workers trying to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/in-my-college-years-i-worked-as-a-union-labor-organizer-i-was-just/)

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> [I always grapple with myself, from job to job, 'Is this going to make an impact in some way?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/i-always-grapple-with-myself-from-job-to-job-is-this-going-to-make-an/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/i-ve-been-very-lucky-to-work-on-a-wide-variety-of-projects-including/)

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> [We're at a point right now in our development in this country - setting the immigration issue aside - that you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/we-re-at-a-point-right-now-in-our-development-in-this-country-setting/)

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[Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/)

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> [What struck me more than anything is how the people that are involved in government start out from a place of really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-smits/what-struck-me-more-than-anything-is-how-the-people-that-are-involved/)

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