Manny Jacinto Quotes

I think, ultimately, looking back now, acting wasn't satisfying me 100%.

Just as I was telling myself that I was a one-film actress, it all started to happen, both at home and in my career.

Since I quit banking, all my major life decisions, when they could, have revolved around writing.

The day the producers aren't minting money, or the fans are done with me and, most of all, I as a person get bored of acting, I will stop and pursue my other interests. There is a lot to do: painting, writing, direction.

I was so honored to be on 'Entourage' for eight years but I want to show people that I can do other things.

It was easy for me to leave acting for school, because I wasn't really in it as an adolescent for fulfilling reasons.

And then, as the years went on, I just kept moving along, busting into doors and getting roles, until I started to actually believe that what these other people were saying was true.

I know I have the ability to do so much more than just stand in front of the camera the rest of my life.

My biggest ambition is never to be bored. I'm not aggressive enough to strongly run after being an actress.

I don't see myself doing catalog shoots in Madrid anymore like I was doing two years ago. I hope that the acting side of things grows.

Then I was working in a store in Newark, New Jersey, and I saw an actor in person, and I got so excited. My whole day changed. That's when I decided to challenge myself to make my dreams become a reality.

I just don't want to be rapping forever. I love it, but sometimes you got goals for yourself.

I'm incredibly happy to be doing my own thing in New York.

I haven't given up on acting, but I've gone away from it for a while to concentrate on myself and the fans of 'Star Wars.'

Eventually, I went to college to study psychology, but I was getting more and more TV roles, so I thought, 'You know? It's kind of like psychology, but a little more selfish.' I took a break from school, moved to L.A., and never went back.

Having my son has changed so much of what I dream about. It used to be about business, business, what's the next deal? What's the next movie? Now it's about him.

I didn't want to teach. I wanted to act. It was quite a long and difficult road to get there but very thrilling when I did.

I feel one should do things which pleases them, and my progression into super model then to an actress and now to an entrepreneur is based on this.

When I look back, I remember how being a part of Bollywood was never the plan.

I have created a life for myself that I only thought was literally a dream.

I had this crazy trajectory. I went from literally living in a hostel in L.A. at the beginning of 2015 to shooting 'Stranger Things' at the end of 2015.

I had to overcome barriers of fear, inconsistency, believing in myself as an individual, and believing in the gift and believing that this could actually happen, and this is actually what I'm supposed to do.

I used to work full time in an office, hiding away in my desk. Now, I have the opportunity to do something I love. And every day is a dream come true for me. I'm just generally grateful for all the love and support, and I will continue to give my 101 percent.

I was able to turn my hobby into my profession, and I am thankful for that. But I have other interests beside football, and I can devote my time to them now.

Now that I am an actor (if you can call me that) I still watch movies with the same childlike enthusiasm.