Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmosis an American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice, teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver, patriarch Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. in the film Selena, Detective Gaff in Blade Runner, and narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit. In 1988, Olmos was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth24 February 1947
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
The older you get the more you understand what you're doing
When you're asked to fly a 747 you better at least be able to fly a Piper cub
I'm always pleased when people respond to the work
And I've been acting for 39 years, so I define characters differently than I did in say Miami Vice
There are nuclear weapons in China, Iran, Korea and Pakistan. It wouldn't take much to send a couple of warheads off on this planet somewhere that would cause a lot of environmental damage, then if you have got someone who wants to retaliate you have real problems.
If it’s change you need, relish the journey.
Life’s a journey that goes round and round and the end is closest to the beginning.
Right now, the Anglo people are desperately trying to hold on to the United States, like they tried to hold on to Africa
I don't support violence, period.
I'm not prepared for holding office any more than I think Arnold is.
And, granted, for a long time, the European has been dominant in certain parts of this Western Hemisphere, but by the end of the 21st century, it's over.
Sometimes you gotta do things that you don't really want to do. But you don't do them for money.
You know, Hillary Clinton gives of herself. Princess Diana gave of herself. But they are not saints.
Basically, I think that there are some characters that you can just allow the truth of your character as a human being in your real life to come through