There are a lot of doors that still get shut, and there are a lot of walls to still breach. But, the stuff that does come across to me, or that I hear about or read about, that I'm willing to go out there and fight for, I still have to go audition. I do have a certain leeway to choose, from that group, what I want to say, as an artist.
Jimmy SmitsIn my college years, I worked as a union labor organizer. I was just one of the many workers trying to do my part to help the community.
Jimmy SmitsJust give me a good role that allows me to hone my craft and I am a pretty happy camper.
Jimmy SmitsWhat struck me more than anything is how the people that are involved in government start out from a place of really wanting to do well, no matter what kind of political spectrum they're on, how they have to hold onto that warm fuzzy place in their heart while they're stuck in the machine.
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