I do more comedy, actually. I don't do the classic novelas. Jaime Camil More Quotes by Jaime Camil More Quotes From Jaime Camil The most important thing is to understand that this career is not about speed. It's about stamina. This is a marathon. It's not a 50-meter sprint. You have to persevere and understand it takes a lot of time. You have to know you're going to knock on 100 doors and 99 of them are going to close in your face. Jaime Camil face understand you time I love theater. That's what I did in Mexico City. I did a lot of musical theater, and it's where my heart is. Jaime Camil city where heart love I think the best thing that I collect is memories. I love traveling; I love remembering stuff, my family, my daughter, my wife. I just love collecting memories of my trips, my experiences. And I think that's it. I'm not very glued to material stuff. Jaime Camil best family love memories I love to be challenged, and I'm never sitting comfortable in the mediocrity chair. Jaime Camil chair never sitting love The projects I have done on television, they're sitcoms, situational comedies. The problem is, maybe because they go on every day, Monday through Friday, one-hour format, maybe that's why they're labeled as a telenovela. But technically speaking, they're sitcoms because they're situational comedies. Jaime Camil every-day day problem monday Novelas are very respected in the Latin world. Jaime Camil respected very latin world You should never turn your back on the market that gave you notoriety and be who you are and give you the numbers it gives you in the United States. I can't deny that the success I've had in the United States or the success that 'Pulling Strings' was due to my work in Latin America. Jaime Camil never you work success The script that I fell in love with and adored was 'Jane the Virgin'... but every line in the pilot was essentially, 'Why did you keep my daughter a secret all of these years?' I didn't know any direction my character was going - was it going to be a dramatic character, a comedic character? - I didn't know. Jaime Camil you daughter love character The fact that we are playing Latinos does not mean that you have to be shouting 'fiesta,' 'taco,' or talking in the same way most Latin characters do in American television. Jaime Camil you talking television way Hollywood, they make up these Latinos because they have a certain physical type or a certain name or whatever... It's not that easy. It's like me wanting to do a movie with an American actor, and I say, 'Hey listen, I have either Johnny Depp or Carrot Top.' Jaime Camil name say me easy The worst job I ever had was when I had to try to sell a service for medical waste treatment. Jaime Camil job try service medical I've always been a fan of Five For Fighting's song 'Superman.' It's like an anthem, and I love it. Jaime Camil always fighting song love I love marketing a lot, and I'm very creative when it comes to developing ideas for shows or publicity campaigns. Jaime Camil marketing creative love ideas I have friends of mine that are actors or singers, and they're the classic guys where, they're onstage, and they're like, 'Okay, the blonde in the third row, seat 24, bring her to my dressing room.' I've never, never taken advantage of that, I swear to God. Jaime Camil never friends blonde god I'm a big fan of fatherhood, and I'm a big fan of my family. Jaime Camil big-fan fan big family It would be very ungrateful of me to turn my back or stop doing work in Latin America. Jaime Camil stop doing me work When you do a good comedy show, you have to understand that if you don't have drama or sad moments, then the comedy turns into a clowning kind of situation. Jaime Camil good you situation sad I love to read scripts. But I am very happy right now to say that I am a working actor. In this town of Los Angeles, the phrase 'I'm an actor' is overrated. So, I like to say, 'I'm a working actor.' Jaime Camil i-am say happy love I love to be a working actor, and I love to read scripts as they come in. If I find the script or character that is interesting, I want to transform myself into that character. Jaime Camil myself want love character If you want to be an actor because you want to be recognized on the street and have people ask you for autographs, look for another career. If you want to be an actor because you love being on stage and want to capture a person's heart, go for it. Jaime Camil you heart love people
