If you shake your fist, the other guy will shake his too. But if you extend your hand to shake their hand, then they will extend theirs also, and you…

- Ricardo Montalban

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

- Ricardo Montalban

It is to TV that I owe my freedom from bondage of the Latin lover roles. Television came along and gave me parts to chew on. It gave me wings as an a…

- Ricardo Montalban

What is appealing is the idea of attaining the unattainable and learning from it. Once you obtain a fantasy it becomes a reality, and that reality is…

- Ricardo Montalban

Because we should always respect other nationalities, I have always tried to play them with dignity.

- Ricardo Montalban

Hollywood does not write parts for people like me, an elderly gentleman, and when they find out you're crippled, forget about it. No, I'll never work…

- Ricardo Montalban

My father taught me that only through self-discipline can you achieve freedom. Pour water in a cup and you can drink; without the cup, the water woul…

- Ricardo Montalban

I found enormous opposition to my religion. It's like if you want to strengthen your biceps, you lift heavy weight, as heavy as you can handle, and w…

- Ricardo Montalban

And yet I think of Christopher Reeve who said he would pay two million dollars to be able to feel pain again. What a courageous man! So I have to thi…

- Ricardo Montalban