Quotes from Jacob Vargas

If the Devil is real, then God must be real, too.

You can't rely on the approval of others. I used to always look for praise from my directors to reassure myself that I was doing a good job. I don't do that anymore.

You can't go through life trying to please everyone.

I consider myself a student of life.

On any given day, my daughters would snuggle in bed with my wife and me. We just hug and kiss each other. We laugh out loud and act completely silly. I stop and think to myself, "This is love."

As an actor, I feel that my work makes me very vulnerable. I have to be emotionally available to serve the scene I'm doing. You never quite know where your emotions will take you.

I try to take the pain and find a way to use it in my work; I find that it makes the work deeper.

I look at emotional pain as something we need to go through in order to grow and learn.

I've tried to meditate, but I feel like I always overthink the process. When I need to calm my mind, I will go for a family hike...