Top 13 Quotes & Sayings by Jay Hernandez

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actor Jay Hernandez.

Last updated on April 19, 2025.

Javier Manuel Hernandez Jr. is an American actor and fashion model. After making his television debut in NBC's Hang Time, Hernandez made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst in the romantic drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001). He has since starred in numerous films, including Friday Night Lights (2004), Hostel (2005), Bad Moms (2016), and as Chato Santana / El Diablo in Suicide Squad (2016). Since 2018 he has been portraying Thomas Magnum in the CBS reboot of Magnum P.I. which was rescued by NBC after four seasons.

American - Actor | Born: February 20, 1978

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I'm pretty athletic and I play basketball a lot.

Jay Hernandez

For me, I think that I don't like feeling pressure from outside sources. I'd rather put the pressure on myself and push myself to do it as good as I can.

Jay Hernandez

We're not in high school anymore and we've had a little more life experiences to help us better understand what were going through in terms of stardom and recognition.

Jay Hernandez

But in film you always watch situations or stories that you really have no relation to. A lot of times just because there's no personal connection doesn't mean you can't connect with the film or the characters in the film.

Jay Hernandez

No, I was going to college and got discovered.

Jay Hernandez

There are a couple of projects that are sort of on the plate; I haven't closed any of them yet. I'm trying to figure out which one is going to be the best one for me.

Jay Hernandez

No, I've never played baseball in my life.

Jay Hernandez

Best thing that's happened this year? Maybe Hostel. It was a great experience. I loved it.

Jay Hernandez

I would say being in that institution - that psyche ward, or whatever it was. That was really creepy because it was a real place from like the early 1900s.

Jay Hernandez

It's always challenging to go into a role.

Jay Hernandez

I grew up in LA. I sort of watched the Raiders play and that sort of thing.

Jay Hernandez

I'd heard about Texas football and how much of a religion it is, but to go to Odessa and experience it first-hand is something different than just hearing about it.

Jay Hernandez

Some of the material out there - I don't want to say that it's all bad - but there's a lot of bad stuff out there. You just continue reading scripts, and eventually you find something you connect with.

Jay Hernandez

Top 13 Quotes & Sayings by Jay Hernandez

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