Benjamin Bratt Quotes

My family is like a sanctuary to me. I always turn to them for support and strength. I take comfort in knowing no matter which path I choose, my family stands behind me.

I'm on a real roll. Since I left Law and Order, I've made six films. The whole reason I left Law and Order was I wanted to have a life. That show is a huge commitment.

I don't think that there is any longer a dark shadow cast over actors who work in television, so I would readily go back.

My mother was born in Lima, Peru, and my father is American of primarily German and English descent. And as I understand it, Bratt is of English origin. People often ask me if it's a stage name. In fact, it is not.

I find myself enjoying a deeper love than I ever imagined was possible in the form of my daughter and certainly in the union with my wife. It makes everything else, including work, which is one of the things I'm most passionate about, pale by comparison. .

When you're working opposite Halle Berry, you're going to get a lot. So you have to give a lot. That said, what I've found striking in the past few days is that people are aware of a good chemistry that exists between us on screen. If that's so, it's due to the fact that she and I have a real liking for each other in real life and a real mutual respect.

There were men missing legs and others had lost an arm in Iraq. There were young men who had been blinded, ... I could only think to ask them, 'Are you happy to be home?'.

Jerry knew he had cancer when we worked together but he thought he was in complete remission.

a wake-up call that reminds us to enjoy life for what it is. That's what I'm doing on both a conscious and subconscious level.

It's the same courage and self-sacrifice that our fathers had in World War II and it's beautiful.

I thought I might be a sheet metal worker, ... But I also knew the importance of getting an education. And when I got to college, it derailed any notion I had of being in construction. The arts seemed to stimulate me more.

Without exception, they each answered, 'If I could, I'd want to get back to the field to help the rest of our guys get back,'.

I'm happy when I'm productive, ... And television allows you to do that.

Jerry is like the wizard behind the curtain. You never see him, but he's amazing at delegating responsibility to capable hands, and because of that, we've had a very good beginning for what I hope to be a long-running series.

Streets of San Francisco.

He smiled and said, 'Yeah, yeah, sure kid.' Then he slammed the door and just drove off, ... I didn't cry, but it hurt my feelings.

That certainly taught me a lesson. I try to be gracious and kind to anyone who asks for an autograph.

They built these amazing sets, ... (But) we had a film team in Shanghai.

My first and only attempt ended up with me smacking myself in the back of the head. I left it to the professionals.