Ricardo Montalban

Ask not what the role can do for you; ask what you can do for the role.

— 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…

— Ricardo Montalban

Standing on soil feels so much different than standing on city pavement; it lets you look inward and reflect and see who…

— Ricardo Montalban

If you shake your fist, the other guy will shake his too. But if you extend your hand to shake their hand,…

— Ricardo Montalban

And yet I think of Christopher Reeve who said he would pay two million dollars to be able to feel pain again.…

— 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…

— Ricardo Montalban

Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and…

— Ricardo Montalban

It is to TV that I owe my freedom from bondage of the Latin lover roles. Television came along and gave me…

— 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…

— Ricardo Montalban

What is appealing is the idea of attaining the unattainable and learning from it. Once you obtain a fantasy it becomes a…

— Ricardo Montalban

Because we should always respect other nationalities, I have always tried to play them with dignity.

— 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…

— 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.…

— 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…

— Ricardo Montalban