“I've been lucky because I've had wonderful teachers along the way who ...” — Jimmy Smits Quote

“I've been lucky because I've had wonderful teachers along the way who have nurtured and pushed me to the next level.”

“I don't want to have the bounds put on me in terms of mediums.”

“I was in Puerto Rico going to school, and it was very jarring for me. 'Traumatic' is the only way that I can say it. Kids were making fun of me: 'Oh, you're a Yankee.' And I acted out a lot. A lot. But looking back, and through a little bit of therapy, everything I am has to do with that time.”

“Life gives you so many alternatives to choose from, and... you judge these as best as you can until something comes along like 9/11. And it's the central event of my lifetime, so I knew I had to write about that.”

“I'm proud that Della was sort of a prototype for TV secretaries. There really was no such established character on TV when 'Perry Mason' came along.”

“Everything changes and, somewhere along the line, I'm changing with it.”