Raul Julia Professions : Actor Born : March 9, 1940 Died : October 24, 1994 Browse All Authors Top 16 quotes by Raul Julia We tend to think of meditation in only one way. But life itself is a meditation. Raul Julia meditation way thinking There are two things worth living for, one is a good cigar, the other is a better one. Raul Julia two-things cigar two Maybe it's like becoming one with the cigar. You lose yourself in it; everything fades away: your worries, your problems, your thoughts. They fade into the smoke, and the cigar and you are at peace. Raul Julia becoming-one cuban-cigars worry Why pay $100 on a therapy session when you can spend $25 on a cigar? Whatever it is will come back; so what, smoke another one. Raul Julia cuban-cigars therapy pay A cigar is as good as memories that you have when you smoked it. Raul Julia reminiscing remembrance memories My parents thought, 'Oh, my God! What's wrong with him? He's possessed or something.' All of a sudden, I stood up and started saying my lines. From then on, that was it. I knew there was something special about the theater for me, something beyond the regular reality, something that I could get into and transcend and become something other than myself. Raul Julia parent special reality I even smoke in bed. Imagine smoking a cigar in bed, reading a book. Next to your bed, there's a cigar table with a special cigar ashtray, and your wife is reading a book on how to save the environment. Raul Julia wife reading book I remember I was like five or six years old; I played the devil. That was my first role. Raul Julia devil roles years Thank God for the theater. Raul Julia theater thank-god There are 38,000 people dying of hunger each day and most are children. And, being a celebrity, I communicate about it as much as I can. Raul Julia talking children people You have to have the right atmosphere, really be in the right mood to really fully enjoy a Cohiba. Raul Julia atmosphere enjoy mood Instead of acting in court, I decided to act onstage. Raul Julia decided court acting I have a very deep care for Latin America, and, of course, for what was going on in El Salvador. Raul Julia going deep care america It was a very profound experience, getting in touch with that part of us, in all of us human beings, that is committed beyond yourself to the point of giving everything you have, including your life, for other people, for your fellow man. Raul Julia yourself you man life Just the fact that I've lived more, and I'm not concerned about when I am going to get my next job anymore. This business is free-lance and it's not a steady job. Younger, I would have been more preoccupied with myself. Raul Julia i-am job myself business Sometimes we used to eat once a day... chicken backs. You could buy four chicken backs for a quarter. Raul Julia chicken day you sometimes Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
