Edward Olmos Quotes

  • On Miami Vice and Battlestar Galactica: Miami, although it took place among policemen, wasn`t about reality. It exploited reality to entertain. Battlestar is another thing. Despite it being set in space, it deals with real stuff.
  • Sometimes you gotta do things that you don`t really want to do. But you don`t do them for money. Speaking of his role as the laconic "Lt. Castillo" on "Miami Vice" (1984): "I was the highest-paid actor--per word--in the history of television!".
  • You know, Hillary Clinton gives of herself. Princess Diana gave of herself. But they are not saints.
  • 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.
  • Yeah, the New York Times is very intellectual and very, very prestigious, but it doesn`t reach the market that People magazine does.
Name Edward Olmos
Age 61
Height 5' 9¾"  (177 cm)
Hair Color Black
Date of Birth February 24, 1947
Birthplace East Los Angeles, California
Star Sign Pisces
Nationality United States
Occupation Actor