Quoting Olmos

''Education is the key. But it's the kind of education that we teach that is the key. We don't have it. ''

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

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

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

''The older you get the more you understand what you're doing.''

''I'm not the kind of guy who's gonna tell you, "Get a life." I think people who say stuff like that should get their a**h*les checked'' - Olmos addressing Battlestar fans.

''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.''

''I didn't get into this business to get awards or get acclamation. I did it because I was searching for my own sense of who I was as a human being''

''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.''

Did you know?

He was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award and a Golden Globe Best Actor award for his performance in the movie Stand and Deliver.

Olmos wanted to be a professional baseball player when he was young.

Olmos was awarded an Emmy for his role as police lieutenant Martin Castillo in the 80's TV series Miami Vice.

Makes frequent appearances at juvenile halls and detention centers to speak to teenagers at risk.

In 1998 Olmos founded Latino Public Broadcasting and currently serves as its Chairman.

In 2003 Olmos received the Sol Trujillo National Leadership Award for his efforts on behalf of children and Latinos world wide.

Olmos narrated the film Zapatista, a non-profit, independent film project. Profits from the film are returned to the people of Chiapas in the form of humanitarian aid.

Has star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.

Olmos spent 20 days in prison for trespassing on US Navy Land. Edward was among a group of people protesting the use of the Puerto Rican island Vieques as a US military bombing test ground.