Hector Elizondo

“Everybody has a calling. And your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you were meant to be, and to begin to honor that in the best way possible for yourself.”

“My dad was a very quiet person, and as he went on in life, he became more and more quiet.”

“I have a temper, but I can't get that angry. I get frustrated. I can get upset.”

“I'm a character actor. I have to find work in good movies. I never get the girl, but I get the part.”

“The theater is a communal event, like church. The playwright is the priest, the actors are the acolytes, and the audience is the congregation.”

“I have to work, for my soul.”

“I'm not a movie star. I'm a character actor. I'm the guy who was in that thing.”

“I think we all have a story to tell. Sometimes we just need to be prodded.”

“Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.”

“You make a film, and you can't be sure you're going to get another.”

“My parents were working people, and I was expected to have a job.”

“Life gives you a chance and lots of opportunities to drop it.”

“You know, the best roles are sometimes the ones that are the smallest.”

“I never thought I'd get to see all the places I've been.”