17+ Raul Julia Quotes On Education, Julia Raul And Broadway

Raul Julia was a Puerto Rican actor, best known for his roles in films such as The Addams Family, Street Fighter, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. He was a respected actor and humanitarian who was dedicated to bringing attention to the struggles of the Puerto Rican people. He was posthumously awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2010 for his contributions to the performing arts. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Raul Julia on life, education, love.

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

A cigar is as good as memories that you have when you smoked it. — Raul Julia

There are two things worth living for, one is a good cigar, the other is a better one. — Raul Julia

We tend to think of meditation in only one way. But life itself is a meditation. — Raul Julia

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

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

I remember I was like five or six years old; I played the devil. That was my first role. — Raul Julia

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

You have to have the right atmosphere, really be in the right mood to really fully enjoy a Cohiba. — Raul Julia

Instead of acting in court, I decided to act onstage. — Raul Julia

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

Sometimes we used to eat once a day... chicken backs. You could buy four chicken backs for a quarter. — Raul Julia

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 have a very deep care for Latin America, and, of course, for what was going on in El Salvador. — Raul Julia

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

Thank God for the theater. — Raul Julia

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

Life Lessons by Raul Julia

1. Raul Julia's work as an actor demonstrated that hard work and dedication can lead to success.
2. He also showed that it is possible to use one's platform to advocate for positive social change.
3. Lastly, he showed that it is possible to achieve success while staying true to one's cultural roots.