A saint is a person who gives of themself without asking for anything in return. That's how simple it is to be a saint. Try it! Try being a saint.
Edward James Olmos

And I've been acting for 39 years, so I define characters differently than I did in say Miami Vice.
Edward James Olmos

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.
Edward James Olmos

At the rate we're going, the 21st century looks pretty clear. It's going to be pretty violent.
Edward James Olmos

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.
Edward James Olmos

Because people of color will definitely, definitely become the power base in the Western Hemisphere.
Edward James Olmos

Chiapas is probably the main concern I have right now for the planet.
Edward James Olmos

Education is a vacine for violence.
Edward James Olmos

Education is the key. But it's the kind of education that we teach that is the key. We don't have it.
Edward James Olmos

Education is the vaccine for violence.
Edward James Olmos


I believe that Gandhi was correct. Non-violent civil disobedience is the only way to bring about change that allows people to enjoy the change and not get killed in the process.
Edward James Olmos

I don't support violence, period.
Edward James Olmos

I learned to discipline myself to do things I didn't want to do.
Edward James Olmos

I support the indigenous people anywhere in the planet.
Edward James Olmos

I think in Vice and American Me I played very silent, rigid characters and people remember them.
Edward James Olmos

I want to show how strong I am from my roots.
Edward James Olmos

I'm always pleased when people respond to the work.
Edward James Olmos

I'm here to make sense.
Edward James Olmos

I'm not prepared for holding office any more than I think Arnold is.
Edward James Olmos

Now I also discipline myself to do things I love to do when I don't want to do them.
Edward James Olmos