Edward James Olmos Quotes

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

Change, Enjoy, Process

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

Simple, Person, Try

We don't have as much prejudice as we did 40 years ago, but today it is more educated.
Edward James Olmos

Today, Educated, Prejudice

You get more churches burned down in the United States in the last two years than in the last hundred, because of the lack of understanding of culture and diversity and the beauty of it.
Edward James Olmos

Beauty, Down, Two

Education is the vaccine for violence.
Edward James Olmos

Education, Violence, Vaccine

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

Learned, Discipline

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.
Edward James Olmos

Someone, Real, Problems

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

Acting, Characters, Define

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

Time, End, Long

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

Pretty, Looks, Clear

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

Life, Truth, Character

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

Power, Become, Color

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

Planet, Concern, Main

Education is a vacine for violence.
Edward James Olmos

Education, Violence

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, Teach, Key

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

Violence, Support, Period

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

Support, Planet, Anywhere

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

Remember, American, Silent

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

Strong, Show, Roots

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

Work, Pleased, Respond

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

Office, Prepared, Holding

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

Love, Discipline

Our inability to relate to one another is very, very, very important. When we don't have it, we get situations like Bosnia.
Edward James Olmos

Important, Another, Situations

Right now, the Anglo people are desperately trying to hold on to the United States, like they tried to hold on to Africa.
Edward James Olmos

Trying, United, Africa

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: February 24, 1947

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