Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Cuban actor J. R. Ramirez.
Last updated on December 20, 2024.
J. R. Ramirez is a Cuban-American actor. He is best known for his series regular role of Detective Jared Vasquez on the NBC/Netflix series Manifest. Prior, he was a series regular as Julio on the Starz series Power and as Oscar Arocho on the Netflix/Marvel Studios series Jessica Jones. Ramirez also played Ted Grant / Wildcat in a recurring role in the third season of Arrow.
I took boxing classes and karate when I was young.
If you really want to act, I say get in class. Every kind of class. Put as many tools in that tool belt, because once you get out there, the real world doesn't sugarcoat much!
I always felt something different when I saw Gary Oldman on screen. It just felt like he knew how to reach a deeper level of himself, which is something I keep striving to reach.
I consider myself to be a very loyal person.
Overall, working with 50 Cent was one of my favourite moments. I grew up, like most of us did, listening to his music and loving him as an artist, so to be able to work with him as an actor was definitely something that was so exciting.
The physicality of boxing is like nothing else.
To be honest with you, I didn't really read a lot of DC comics as a kid, but I was obsessed with Batman and still am.
'Power' has definitely been an immense stepping stone for me. It's opened up doors that I could only have dreamed of.
I actually have a movie that I was a supporting role in that I'm really proud of called 'Sun Dogs.'
I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping everyone loves what I do and loves what's on screen.
A lot of my friends who are white are like, 'Dude, I can't get an audition; it's all Hispanic and black.' It's about time.
I'm Cuban, so I know for a fact that we are the largest minority group in this country.
I'm the kind of person who doesn't let anyone in easily.
I am a Florida guy. I don't do cold.
I'm a big comic book guy.
I boxed a lot as a kid, so it's something that comes second nature to me.