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Words for mental processes are all derived from physical things. ↗

— Robert Smithson

#mental #mental processes #physical #processes #things

There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very, very hard and always be prepared; never give up; and once you get the job, give them more than they ever expected: - Shine! ↗

— Jimmy Smits

#basic #be prepared #business #common-sense #ever

It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment. ↗

— Jimmy Smits

#any #boxing #chess #chess game #different

For minority actors, developing our own projects has to be the eventual path. We have a lot of stories to tell and a really unique voice. But none of that is going to be heard as long as we're just the hired hands, acting. ↗

— Jimmy Smits

#developing #eventual #going #hands #heard

What other people think about me is not my business. ↗

— Michael J. Fox

#business #me #other #people #think

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

— Jimmy Smits

#could #i #long-term #long-term commitment #never

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

— Jimmy Smits

#actor #i #i love #job #leave

Sometimes I say things that I think are obviously sarcastic and people take them quite literally. ↗

— Megan Fox

#i think #literally #obviously #people #quite

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

— Jimmy Smits

#boxer #his #intimate #something #trainer

You have to find what makes you stable in the storm. Then, no matter what's happening round you, no matter what the hype or the publicity, you can still manage to make leaps in your work as an artist. ↗

— Jimmy Smits

#find #happening #hype #leaps #make