86 Quotes by Benjamin Bratt

Just be loving. You also have to recognize that you need to take the focus off yourself and put it on your children to give them a proper start in life.

I find that most of us actors can't stand ourselves in any form.

On a national level there is a tendency to portray Latino culture as a monolithic entity, which is a really inaccurate way of seeing ourselves. There is as much diversity and uniqueness within the Latino culture as there is in any other kind of American culture.

As a person of color, there's no getting around the reality of its responsibility.

My first and only attempt ended up with me smacking myself in the back of the head. I left it to the professionals.

Jerry knew he had cancer when we worked together but he thought he was in complete remission,

Jerry is like the wizard behind the curtain. You never see him, but he's amazing at delegating responsibility to capable hands, and because of that, we've had a very good beginning for what I hope to be a long-running series.

That certainly taught me a lesson. I try to be gracious and kind to anyone who asks for an autograph.

My mother was born in Lima, Peru, and my father is American of primarily German and English descent. And as I understand it, Bratt is of English origin. People often ask me if it's a stage name. In fact, it is not.